FEBRUARY 2023 - NEWS AND UPDATES
Dear friends,
Please read below for our news and updates for the month of February.
FYF again participated in the Washington-based international religious freedom (IRF) summit this year. FYF Executive Director Pari Ibrahim represented the Yezidi community at the opening event, held at the US Congress, where a number of other persecuted groups, such as Rohingya and Uygher, explained the human rights violations their communities have suffered. Ms. Ibrahim also joined a panel discussion, where she focused on the critical role of justice and accountability in the aftermath of religious-based mass atrocities.
FYF hosted British Member of Parliament Brendan O'Hara at its centers in Khanke and Sheikhan. Mr. O'Hara leads the UK Parliament's all-party group on Yezidis. Human rights lawyer Dr. Ewelina Ochab, Bellwether International Executive Director Rachel Miner, and Yezidi Emergency Services President Anne Norona also visited. The FYF team reviewed a number of topics, including efforts to combat gender-based violence, impact of prolonged displacement, the FYF Enterprise & Training Center model for business development and skill-building, and other topics.
Sincerely,
Pari Ibrahim
Executive Director
Free Yezidi Foundation
JANUARY 2023 - NEWS AND UPDATES
Dear friends,
Happy New Year! Please read below for January news and updates.
Germany formally recognized the Yezidi Genocide on 19 January 2023. This decision was warmly appreciated by the Yezidi community.
FYF stated, "Genocide recognition by countries around the world is important to Yezidis because it helps us to establish an incontrovertible record of the crimes that were perpetrated against our community. In 2014, ISIS intentionally acted to eradicate the Yezidi people...Germany has also been the unquestioned global leader at mobilizing universal jurisdiction in the indictment and trial of individual ISIS members for their atrocity crimes against Yezidi, taking these crimes seriously and treating them beyond the terrorism lens."
Sincerely,
Pari Ibrahim
Executive Director
Free Yezidi Foundation
DECEMBER 2022 - NEWS AND UPDATES
Dear friends,
Please read on for the Free Yezidi Foundation's news and updates for the month of December. We would also like to wish you, our friends and allies, a happy holiday season and Happy New Year.
The Netherlands Consulate General invited FYF Country Director Hewan Omer to attend a film screening in Erbil. After the screening, FYF had the opportunity to spend some time with the Netherlands officials and discuss current challenges and priorities for the Yezidi population. FYF has a longstanding relationship with the Netherlands Embassy in Iraq and Consulate in the Kurdistan Region.
Sincerely,
Pari Ibrahim
Executive Director
Free Yezidi Foundation
NOVEMBER 2022 - NEWS AND UPDATES
Dear friends,
Please read on for the Free Yezidi Foundation's news and updates for the month of November.
The US Consulate in Erbil holds a holiday bazaar every year for local artisans to market their products. Once again the Free Yezidi Foundation presented hand-crafted Yezidi items at the bazaar, including carpets, blankets, and Chonky stuffed animals. Our team collected $2,732 in sales! FYF uses a small portion of sales to pay for the operational and material expenses at the Enterprise & Training Center, while the lion's share of the proceeds go to the artisans themselves. FYF also participated in an event held by UNHCR in Erbil (pictured below). We are proud to support great Yezidi women artisans!
Sincerely,
Pari Ibrahim
Executive Director
Free Yezidi Foundation
OCTOBER 2022 - NEWS AND UPDATES
Dear friends,
Please read on for the Free Yezidi Foundation's news and updates for the month of October.
FYF has been collaborating with the Netherlands prosecutors and police for international crimes regarding justice and accountability in the aftermath of the Yezidi Genocide. This month, the Netherlands government announced a public call for information, through a tip-line, on any crimes committed by Dutch members of ISIS against Yezidis. FYF's Pari Ibrahim was the featured speaker, along with Dutch police and prosecutors, calling for information to be relayed to the tip line. The information and videos are in Dutch, Arabic, and Kurmanci, and can be seen here.
Sincerely,
Pari Ibrahim
Executive Director
Free Yezidi Foundation
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