Follow-ups 2021-01-26 Iraq’s activists gone into hiding, but say movement continues Spike in suicide cases among IDPs: government, media blamed Several displaced Ezidi women and girls have been found dead in recent weeks at the camps where they resided. The latest was 15-year-old Ahlam Khéro, who... Family of missing man from Kirkuk point finger at PUK The whereabouts of a man who was detained by a security force in Kirkuk four years ago remains unknown. His parents point the finger at the Kirkuk branch of... Ezidi survivors not allowed school re-entry After escaping years of anguish in ISIS captivity, Zhiyan Khaleel is deprived of the right to get an education. Zhiyan was a 7th grader when ISIS militants... Iraqi Baha'is still deprived of religious freedom “Despite the change of the governing regime in Iraq, we, the Baha’i, are still deprived of the right to declare religion or practice our rituals in... Turkmen women complain of marginalization in politics Turkmen women’s rights activists believe that Turkmen women have had their share of prejudice and inequality in political representation and appointment... Broken Ezidi heart: Mother Shamé experiences ISIS horrors While praying and wailing, she often raises her hands and looks upwards asking “God, what have we done to deserve this?” while looking at pictures of... Lack of government effort in rebuilding Ezidi places of worship Funding for the reconstruction of the destroyed Ezidi places of worship and shrines in Nineveh province is limited to donations from people and NGOs, as... Mosul bridges reconstructed at lumbering pace The bridges in Mosul over the Tigris river were the most damaged infrastructure during the ISIS war. Although three years has passed since the government... IDPs removed from camps, including those unable to return All the IDP camps in the provinces Kirkuk, Diyala and Salahuddin have been emptied and the majority of the IDPs returned to their areas of origin. Even... Turkmens in Tal Afar speak of positive sides of displacement “Perhaps every malignant [thing] has benefits [too]. Always look at issues from a positive perspective; for all the hardships we have suffered in the years... Turkmen women break social shackles in conservative Tal Afar 48-year-old Ibtisam Muhammad Sa’eed al-Hayu lived in a society in which the most a girl can aspire to is finishing 12th grade. But she was among the few... Mariyam, the only Christian woman in Khanaqin Mariyam moves to Khanaqin when she is young and stays there. Today, she is the only Christian in the city. “I consider myself as a Khanaqini and will not... ‹ 1 2 ... 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ›
