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Yazidi woman tells French court of rape, slavery and escape from Daesh
PARIS: A Yazidi woman who was held as a sex slave by the Daesh group testified Thursday before a French court, describing in stark detail the horrors she endured under militant captivity. The 32-year-old spoke in a Paris tribunal as part of the trial of French militant Sabri Essid, who is being prosecuted in absentia on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and complicity in these crimes. It is the first case in France to address atrocities committed against the Yazidi minority during the Daesh campaign in the Middle East.
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lemonde.fr
'For sale, 5-year-old child, docile and calm': Yazidi genocide trial dives into horrors of IS
The Paris criminal court heard the harrowing reality of the enslavement of a people in the name of religion. Rarely has a terrorism trial gone so far in exposing the atrocities…
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Yazidi genocide trial: Sabri Essid, the 'monster' husband who became a slave owner
On Wednesday, the French jihadist's ex-wife told the court about the man he had been before he turned to jihad. In France, she was the first woman to suffer his violence and…
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arabnews.com
Yazidi woman tells French court of rape, slavery and escape from Daesh
PARIS: A Yazidi woman who was held as a sex slave by the Daesh group testified Thursday before a French court, describing in stark detail the horrors she endured under militant…
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Yazidi genocide trial in Paris: The unspeakable pain of a former IS sex slave
For the first time, on Thursday, a Yazidi woman testified before a French court about the atrocities her community suffered at the hands of the jihadist group.
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Yazidi genocide trial in Paris: Prosecutors seek life sentence for French jihadist
The prosecutor at the trial over IS group crimes against the Middle Eastern Yazidi community, the first of its kind in France, requested life imprisonment for French jihadist…
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French jihadist sentenced to life in jail over Yazidi genocide
Sabri Essid was found guilty in absentia of genocide, crimes against humanity and complicity in the crimes, committed between 2014 and 2016 when the jihadists occupied swathes of…
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French militant sentenced to life jail for Daesh crimes against Yazidis
PARIS: A French militant was sentenced to life in jail on Friday over Daesh group atrocities against Iraq’s Yazidi minority, the first case in France to tackle the issue. The Pais…
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theguardian.com
French IS member convicted of genocide for atrocities against Yazidis
Sabri Essid also found guilty of crimes against humanity after harrowing evidence from women enslaved by jihadist
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With conviction of jihadist Sabri Essid, French judiciary recognizes Yazidi genocide for first time
By sentencing Essid to life imprisonment for 'genocide' on Friday, the Paris court followed the example set by Germany, Sweden and Belgium. The Islamic State’s plan to 'destroy'…