Posts tagged ethnic cleansing
The Yazidi community five years after Islamic State massacre
The Yazidi community five years after Islamic State massacre

We talked to human rights activist Dr. Widad Akreyi about the Yazidi community’s wait for justice on the international stage after the start of a genocide on Aug. 3, 2014. Thousands captured by Islamic State fighters remain missing.

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Conflict, Interview, Middle East, News, Religion, Religion News, Religious EqualityMeagan SaliashviliMeagan Clark, Dr. Widad Akreyi, Defend International, Yazidis, Yazidi community, Yazidi refugees, Iraq, Syria, genocide, Turkey, Middle East, ISIS, ISIL, Islamic State, Daesh, ethnic cleansing, Yazidism, quran, Islam, Christianity, Secondary Feature, yezidi, yezidi crisis
On World Refugee Day, an overview of a persecuted Muslim minority
On World Refugee Day, an overview of a persecuted Muslim minority

The Rohingya, an ethnic minority persecuted by some Buddhist groups in Myanmar, are facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises of this century. We spoke to Yangon-based activist Sam Naeem about the evolution of their struggle so far.

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Asia, Analysis, Conflict, Interview, Justice, News, Politics, Primary Feature, Religion, Religion News, Religious Equality, videoVishal AroraVishal Arora, Rohingya refugees, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, religious freedom, Rakhine, United Nations, ethnic cleansing, Kofi Annan, Sam Naaem, Khin Maung Myint, Primary Feature, Secondary Feature, Islam, Religious Liberty, persecution, Muslim, minority