Reports 2020-07-29 Kaka’i woman sings for the plight of her community The misery of forced marriages When Shireen hears her brothers say “a cousin belongs to a cousin; she must marry him,” Victim number 62: The culprit is known but walks free Journalists are often blamed for not filing a legal complaint when their rights are violated. I Coronavirus exacerbates mental distress of IDP women especially Yazidi survivors Traumas, depression and other sorts of mental distress are increasing among displaced women, as reaching health Only 3 out of 11 positions at Shingal administration given to Yazidis While Yazidis form the majority in Shingal district, they are a minority in governing positions. According to ISIS at night and Coronavirus at day-time: Kaka’i village not allowed a respite The threat of COVID-19 brings back bitter memories from several years back for Sa’d Abbas and A new life and bitter memories captured in two pictures The widely-shared picture captured the misery the Yazidis suffered at the hands of ISIS Kaka’i veteran lives in agony without necessary painkillers Every night Almas’ sleep is disrupted by the pain caused by the injuries in Kirkuk farmers unable to sell their summer produce due to imported mass-produced cheap fruit and vegetable Sarkawt Tahir prefers to let his crops go to waste than harvest and take Music helps Kakayi family cope with losing much of their livelihood and home confinement At Bahman’s home, authentic traditional singing and reciting poetry are interfused with melodies from One of Shingal’s sub-districts is still cut off from the national electricity grid Shingal’s Giruzer (Qahtaniya) subdistrict does not get the national electricity feed due the destruction Living under lockdown with lack of electricity: Kirkuk residents suffer summer heat due to regular power “The government has forced a lockdown on us, and on top of that they A fight for survival Kaka’is left with three unpleasant options The Kaka’i minority in the disputed towns of Daquq and Khanaqin are left with 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
