FYF Statement – Death of Baghdadi
This statement is also available as a pdf document. The Free Yezidi Foundation applauds the special forces who carried out the raid on ISIS leader and founder, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Baghdadi led and inspired genocide, crimes against humanity, war...
NPA Interview
Interview with Executive Director Pari Ibrahim of the Free Yezidi Foundation about the current situation of Yezidis in Iraq.
Interview with FYF Founder and Director Pari Ibrahim at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Learn about the Yezidi genocide five years ago in northern Iraq. Free Yezidi Foundation Founder and Executive Director Pari Ibrahim was a guest at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Free Yezidi Foundation Statement – ISIS Burns Crop Fields in Shingal
Daesh (ISIS) Burn Crop Fields in Shingal, Iraq In May and early June 2019, Daesh (Islamic State, IS, ISIS) terrorists allegedly burnt significant areas of cropland in Syria and Iraq2. On Tuesday, 4 June, thousands of donums of agricultural...
Netherlands Immigration Authorities to Deport Yezidi Asylum Seekers
The Free Yezidi Foundation rejects the decision by the Netherlands IND, or immigration authority, to begin deporting Yezidi asylum seekers who have fled from Iraq. The Free Yezidi Foundation, which is a Netherlands-based charity, is generally supportive of the...
Yezidi Children Born from Rape; Rights of Yezidi Women
The Yezidi Spiritual Council, the supreme body charged with binding religious decisions for Yezidis, has in the last days addressed the very difficult issue of children born to Yezidi mothers from the rape of Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL,...
Should ISIS brides be allowed to come home?
Now that the caliphate of Islamic State/ISIS has collapsed, there are a lot of foreign wives of ISIS fighters who want to return to their home country. Because of this there is a discussion in Western countries whether or...
FYF Statement – Nadia Murad wins Nobel Peace Prize
Dear Friends, Before ISIS began its genocidal campaign against our people, hardly anyone had heard of the Yezidis, our community, our religion, or our culture. Now, after this tragedy, the world knows who we are and what we have...
FYF statement for International Women’s Day 2018
Today, on March 8th, we celebrate International Women’s Day. For many women and girls around the world, this is a day of hope, inspiration, and solidarity. For the Yezidi community, international women’s day is another opportunity to draw attention...