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German Federal Court Of Justice Confirms The First-Ever Conviction Of A Daesh Member For Genocide
German Federal Court Of Justice Confirms The First-Ever Conviction Of A Daesh Member For Genocide

(ANALYSIS) Taha A.-J. “purchased” and enslaved a five-year-old Yazidi girl named Reda and her mother. Taha’s wife was implicated as well. Taha and his wife held Reda and her mother as captives at their residence in Fallujah and forced them to practice Islam, work as slaves and deprived them of sufficient food.

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Crime, Europe, Islam, Middle EastEwelina U. OchabAmal Clooney, Natalie von Wistinghausen, Dr. Jörg Oesterle, Yazda, German Federal Court of Justice, genocide, Daesh, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Council of Europe, Sinjar, Yazidi, Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Ewelina U. Ochab, Ewelina Ochab, Taha A.-J., Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt, Islam, Reda, Secondary FeatureComment
How To Turn The Tide On Violations Based On Religion Or Belief?
How To Turn The Tide On Violations Based On Religion Or Belief?

(OPINION) Violations of the right to freedom of religion or belief, including in their most egregious manifestations, whether crimes against humanity, war crimes or even genocide, are not issues left behind in 2022, or in the past. The early days of 2023 already show that such violations will continue.

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Religious Equality, Women, Human RightsEwelina U. OchabAfghan Christians, Ahmadi Muslims, Baha’is, Ewelina U. Ochab, Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Taliban, Hazara Shias, Hazara, Yazidi, Daesh, Sinjar, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Christian, Genocide, Myanmar, Boko Haram, Uyghurs, Falun Gong, Tibetan Buddhists, IRF Summit, Ewelina OchabComment
Yazidi journalists, still In peril, seek international spotlight
Yazidi journalists, still In peril, seek international spotlight

A group of Yazidi journalists visited the Religion Unplugged offices in New York, hosted by the U.S. State Department, to talk about the current state of affairs in Iraq for the persecuted people group.

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Middle East, News, Politics, Primary Feature, ReligionDr. Robert Carle and Paul GladerDr. Robert Carle, Yazidi community, Yazidis, Yazidi refugees, Sinjar, genocide, Iraq, ISIS, slavery, Yazidism, Dr. Widad Akreyi, Primary Feature, Secondary Feature, Yazidi, Genocide, Obama, Islam, ChristianityComment
Five years after Yazidi massacre, Daesh persists in Iraq and Syria

(COMMENTARY) There are still hotspots of Daesh support, and a territorial defeat of Daesh does not mean the defeat of their perverted ideology, which is still threatening religious minorities like the Yazidis.

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Religion, Opinion, Middle EastEwelina U. OchabEwelina U. Ochab, Daesh, ISIS, Nadia Murad, Yazidis, Iraq, Syria, Middle East, religious freedom, ministerial to advance religious freedom, Sinjar, Ninevah, Yazidi Massacre, daesh, sex slavery, Yazidi, Religious Freedom