Kurdification of Yazidis
Kurdification of Yazidis describes a forced assimilation of Yazidis by Kurds.
History
Since 2003 the Kurdistan Region try to identify the Yazidis as ethnic Kurds. According to Human Rights Watch, Kurdish authorities have used heavy-handed tactics to kurdify the Yazidis.[1]
The KDP-Asayish began after 2003 systematically arresting and intimidating Yazidi civilians who joined competing political parties, especially those who favored keeping Sinjar’s administration under the authority of the central government of Iraq.[2]
Kurdish political parties often claim the Yazidis are ethnic Kurds for political reasons.[3]
The Yazidi areas in Iraq are part of the Nineveh Governorate but the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has incorporated many of these areas in the past and claiming them as a historical part of Kurdistan.[4]
According to the United Nations, Yazidis expressed concern over forced assimilation into Kurdish culture and identity.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "On Vulnerable Ground: Violence against Minority Communities in Nineveh Province's Disputed Territories" (PDF). Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ NRT, Matthew Barber | (2017-02-01). "The KRG's Relationship with the Yazidi Minority and the Future of the Yazidis in Shingal". genocidewatch. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ Non-State Violent Actors and Social Movement Organizations: Influence, Adaptation, and Change. Emerald Group Publishing. 2017-04-26. ISBN 978-1-78714-728-7.
- ^ "Displaced Yazidis in Georgia find respite, but little else - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Iraq" (PDF). United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Retrieved 2022-03-10.