On behalf of Yazda and the Yazidi Community, Mr. Haider Elias welcomed the participants on the occasion of the Seventh Annual Commemoration of the #YazidiGenocide. Mr. Haider Elias, Co-founder & President of Yazda Organization shared his thoughts:

“In every year, we remind the world with what happened to the Yazidi community in 2014: enslavement of women and children, mass killings, forced displacement of an entire community, and destruction of their homes, religious temples and houses of worship.”

“Today, our efforts continue to be towards advocacy for creating a safe and habitable environment for those families who are returned and those who are willing to return.”

“In the past few years, our efforts have been, and will continue to be supporting the community for returning and restarting their life and rebuilding their destroyed homes, as it is an incredible task to do.”

Speech transcripts are available in the English and Arabic languages on the Yazda website, featuring the chronic challenges and crucial actions that need to be urgently addressed and facilitated, for the return of Yazidis to Sinjar.


The Seventh Annual Commemoration of the #YazidiGenocide was held under the patronage of of His Excellency Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. The two-day commemoration took place on Zoom on August 2-3, 2021 and was hosted by Yazda in partnership with The Zovighian Partnership.

We welcomed 35 speakers and panelists with over 300 delegates and more than 14000 live online followers.

We thank you for being with us and helping us build together a safe and trusted place for needed debates to plan new foundations for immediate actions.

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