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Statements, appeals and news from the Congress of the Ezidis (Yazidis) Worldwide.
The articles were originally written in German and have been translated into English.
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Important news: the Greens propose a law granting Ezidis (Yazidis) the right to stay in Germany
On 13 November 2025, the Green parliamentary group in the Bundestag introduces bill 21/795, which is to secure a safe residence right in Germany for Ezidi women and men.
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Unlawful use of the name “Congress of the Ezidi Nation”
Revocation and legal objection to the event “Conference of the Ezidis in the Diaspora” (13–14 September 2025, Hanover).
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Words of thanks to the members of the German Bundestag – 19 January 2023
On behalf of the Congress of the Ezidi Nation, we sincerely thank the German Bundestag for recognising the genocide against our people.
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Discrepancy: appointment of Hazim Tahsin Beg as Mir by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP)
Since mid-2019, the Mir has not been active as a religious dignitary but rather politically.
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Statement Regarding Kurdish Dictatorship and Foreign Domination over the Yezidi Nation
This statement is based on results that are supported with absolute majority within the Yezidi nation.
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Why the Ezidis are an ethnic group
In ethnology, scholars originally spoke mainly of “peoples”. What makes an ethnic group – and what does that mean for the Ezidis?
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Correction of the statement by the Kurdish Community in Germany
We have recently taken note of negative and shocking reports about the Ezidi people.
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Who are the Ezidis (Yazidis)?
When the first Ezidis came to Germany from what is now Turkey in the 1960s, people certainly asked themselves who the Ezidis are.
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Êzdîkî – the language of the Ezidis?
Since the genocide of 2014, the Ezidi community has been the subject of countless debates – including about its language. Does “Êzdîkî” really exist?
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The Ezidis – a religious minority or a people?
Scherin is five years old and now goes to kindergarten. When she is registered, the head of the kindergarten asks which language she speaks. Scherin answers: “Ezidi”.