A candlelight memorial in front of the White House in remembrance of the Shingal attack against Yezidis.
Thursday marked the third anniversary of the ISIS attack on Shingal (also known as Sinjar) in Iraq, which resulted in the beginning of the Yezidi Genocide in 2014. Deputies of the Armenian Parliament visited the Yezidis’ holy place in Aknalich—a village in Armenia’s Armavir province—to pay tribute to the memory of the victims, Panorama reports.
Parliament Member and Yezidi community representative Rustam Makhmudyan mentioned that the Armenian Parliament is inclined to adopt a document concerning the Yezidi Genocide of 2014.
In remembrance of the third anniversary of the genocide, Armenian National Committee of America staff and supporters took part in a candlelight vigil—organized by the Free Yezidi Foundation and the American Ezidi Center—in front of the White House Aug. 3.
ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian at the Yezidi Genocide commemoration event in front of the White House.
“The Yezidis have suffered so much for so long. Today we need the international community to stand with us,â€
