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'The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist' is a project by Michael Rakowitz to recreate more than 7,000 objects which have been lost forever.
For the Fourth Plinth, Rakowitz recreated the Lamassu. This winged bull and protective deity guarded the entrance to Nergal Gate of Nineveh (near modern day Mosul) from c700 BC until it was destroyed by Daesh in 2015.
Hunderttausende gedenken der Opfer von Orlando
Vor der Amerikanischen Botschaft auf dem Pariser Platz ist eine Mahnwache aus Blumen, Kerzen und selbst gemalten Bildern entstanden, die auch noch viele Tage nach dem Anschlag stark refrenquiert ist.
Weltweit gedachten Schwule, Lesben, Bi- und Transexuelle (LGBT) am Samstag bei Gay-Pride-Paraden der Opfer des Terroranschlags von Orlando. In dutzenden Ländern erstrahlten öffentliche Gebäude in Regenbogenfarben, so auch am Brandenburger Tor.
Omar M. hatte sich das Ziel seines Massenmords nicht zufällig ausgesucht. Er hatte sich mit einem Sturmgewehr und einer Pistole ausgerüstet und ist mit seinem Auto einen weiten Weg gefahren. Er ging schließlich ins Pulse, einem bekannten queeren Club in Orlando, in dem gerade eine Latino-Party stattfand. Dort erschoss er 49 Menschen, von denen er genau wusste, dass die meisten schwul, lesbisch, bisexuell oder transgender waren.
Zwischendurch wählte er den Notruf, um sich zum „Islamischen Staat“ zu bekennen. Es war ein Akt des Terrors – eindeutig getrieben vom Hass auf Homosexuelle.
Quellen:
www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/orlando-nichts-ist-gut...
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/solidaritaet-f...
www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/gay-pride-paraden-bran...
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Stand: Juni 2016
Diyarbakir (Amed), Fête du Newroz 2015. Cette année, la fête de Newroz qui marque le nouvel an kurde, symbole de renaissance et de résistance pour ce peuple, se déroule dans un contexte particulièrement tendu. Depuis décembre 2015, l'était turc assiège et bombarde des quartiers entiers de villes kurdes, où populatins civiles comme militants sont indistinctement massacrés, et soumet l'ensemble de la population kurde à un violente répression. D'un autre côté, la peur d'un attentat suicide de daesh est dans toutes les têtes. Malgré tout, même si ils sont moins nombreux que les années passées, les Kurdes se rejoignent à Amed, capitale du Kurdistan, pour fêter Newroz et célébrer leur résistance.
SRSG on Sexual Violence in Conflict Bangura visit to Iraq
Baghdad, 26 - 28 February 2017 - On the invitation of the Government of Iraq the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Mrs. Zainab Hawa Bangura is visiting Iraq.
On 26 February 2017 SRSG Bangura met with Mr. Erfan Mahmood Al Hayali, Iraqi Minister of Defense. The implementation of the Joint Communique to address conflict related sexual violence (which was signed in New York in September 2016) was discussed as well as the importance of enforcing accountability for the unprecedented, systematic campaign of sexual violence committed by DAESH.
In the meeting with Mr. Shorish Khalid Saeed, Iraqi Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, SRSG Bangura discussed the structured collaboration and implementation of the Joint Communique with special emphasis on the survivors centered approach in dealing with these crimes.
SRSG Bangura met with H. E. Dr. Salim Al-Jobouri, the Speaker of the Council of Representatives (CoR). Legislative work that CoR is undertaking in alleviating the consequences of the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by DAESH by providing legal framework for the prosecution of perpetrators of these crimes was discussed. SRSG Bangura confirmed readiness of the United Nations to provide support and expertize in achieving these goals. It was highlighted that Iraqi results in this field can establish a model that might become a blue print for other countries in similar situations.
SRSG on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Mrs. Zainab Hawa Bangura, met with H. E. Mr. Haider Al-Abadi, the Prime Minister of Iraq. Comprehensive collaboration on the implementation of the Joint Communique to address conflict related sexual violence was discussed with special emphasis on the documentation of the cases and persecution of the perpetuators of the sexual violence crimes committed by DAESH. The need to address these serious crimes and the sensitivity of the long term consequences for the victims and the whole society were highlighted.
In the meeting with Mr. Mahmoud Al-Bayati, Director General, Counter-Terrorism and National Security Advisor, SRSG Bangura discussed the structured collaboration on the implementation of the Joint Communique with special emphasis on the enforcement of accountability for the unprecedented, systematic campaign of sexual violence committed by DAESH.
On 27 February 2017, SRSG Bangura met with Mr. Haidar al-Zamili, Iraqi Minister of Justice. The need to provide legal framework for the prosecution of the perpetrators of the horrendous sexual violence crimes and means to obtain and protect evidences and witnesses were discussed. SRSG Bangura confirmed readiness of the United Nations to provide support and expertize so that these goals could be achieved in accordance with the highest standards of the international human rights and criminal law.
In a meeting with Mr. Jassim Mohammed Al-Jaf, Iraqi Minister for Migrations and Displacement SRSG Bangura discussed the issue of support to the victims of sexual violence, currently located in IDP camps, to cope with trauma and possible stigma.
SRSG Bangura with Mr. Faeq Zaidan, the Head of the High Judicial Council of Iraq discussed the strengthening of the legal framework and training of judges for the filing and processing of the cases of sexual violence committed by Daesh, with the special emphasis on the need to implement the highest standards of the international criminal law and human rights.
In her separate meetings with Mr. Taqi Al Mawla, a Turkmen Shi’a religious leader, and with a group of prominent Sunni religious leaders, SRSG Bangura discussed the role of religious leaders in sensitizing the communities on the issue of assistance to the victims of sexual violence to cope with their traumas and possible stigma.
On 28 February 2017, SRSG on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Mrs. Bangura, met with a group of Representatives of the Council of Representatives (CoR). The CoR representatives described the ongoing efforts they are undertaking to improve the existing legal framework to facilitate the prosecution of perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence and to better address the consequences of these crimes, including issues related to forced marriages and the situation of children born to survivors of rape. SRSG Bangura confirmed readiness of the United Nations to provide support and expertize in achieving these goals.
In the continuation of her visit to Iraq SRSG Bangura travels to Kurdistan Region.
Photos by UNAMI PIO.
These young women gave an incredibly strong speech about the horrific events they and their families went through. They are a reminder to all of us what Europe should be about, why it is our duty to stop Daesh and do all we can for the refugees, regardless of faith and ethnicity.
Syrische Aktivisten und Unterstützer versammeln sich am Fuße des Kunstwerkes "Monument" des Künstlers Manaf Halbouni, welches drei aufrecht gestellte Busse zeigt, um an das Schicksal der Städte al-Ghouta und Deir ez-Zor zu erinnern. Diese sind von Belagerung und Angriffen Russlands und des syrischen Regimes betroffen.
Die Aktivisten fordern das Ende des Regimes von Bashar al-Assad.
These young women gave an incredibly strong speech about the horrific events they and their families went through. They are a reminder to all of us what Europe should be about, why it is our duty to stop Daesh and do all we can for the refugees, regardless of faith and ethnicity.
These young women gave an incredibly strong speech about the horrific events they and their families went through. They are a reminder to all of us what Europe should be about, why it is our duty to stop Daesh and do all we can for the refugees, regardless of faith and ethnicity.
Berlin. 2016.
"Schulter an Schulter gegen Faschismus".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Diyarbakir (Amed), Fête du Newroz 2015. Cette année, la fête de Newroz qui marque le nouvel an kurde, symbole de renaissance et de résistance pour ce peuple, se déroule dans un contexte particulièrement tendu. Depuis décembre 2015, l'était turc assiège et bombarde des quartiers entiers de villes kurdes, où populatins civiles comme militants sont indistinctement massacrés, et soumet l'ensemble de la population kurde à un violente répression. D'un autre côté, la peur d'un attentat suicide de daesh est dans toutes les têtes. Malgré tout, même si ils sont moins nombreux que les années passées, les Kurdes se rejoignent à Amed, capitale du Kurdistan, pour fêter Newroz et célébrer leur résistance.
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Ms. Pramila Patten Concludes Visit to Iraq and Stresses Need to Do More to Protect and Support Victims of Daesh’s Sexual Violence Crimes
(Baghdad/New York, 05 March 2018)
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, concluded an eight-day visit to Iraq during which she heard first-hand the heart wrenching accounts of survivors of Daesh’s sexual violence. She stressed the need to ensure that survivors of conflict-related sexual violence are fully protected and that perpetrators of these horrendous crimes are brought to justice.
Special Representative Patten met with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and with other senior Government officials, at federal, regional and provincial levels in Baghdad, Erbil and Mosul. She also engaged directly with survivors, civil society groups and with Christian, Shia, Sunni, Turkmen Shia and Yazidi religious leaders. A strong message from the survivors relating to the plight of women and girls still under captivity as well as their missing family members was taken up with the Government by Special Representative Patten. She enquired about ongoing efforts to locate those missing and urged the authorities to expedite their rescue.
Many of the women who remain displaced expressed serious safety concerns regarding their return to their homes and shared their fear of reprisals. “I call on all religious and tribal leaders to welcome back survivors of sexual violence and their children, and the Government to find legal avenues to recognize their children as Iraqi citizens,” said Ms. Patten. “It is essential for all to work towards shifting the stigma from the victims to the perpetrators. I also urge the Government to ensure that women and girls who were victims of Daesh are not wrongfully perceived as being their ‘affiliates’.”
During discussion with Iraqi Officials on the question of justice and accountability, while acknowledging the efforts of the Government, the Special Representative stressed the importance of ensuring that alleged perpetrators are held accountable not only for the crime of terrorism but for the full extent of the sexual violence crimes perpetrated on Iraqi women and children including abduction, rape, sexual slavery and forced marriages. She noted in this regard that her Office stands ready to work directly with Iraqi judges, investigators and prosecutors together with the new Investigative Team established under UNSCR 2379. Her Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence also stands ready to provide support in the area of legislative reform in particular to criminalize war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Iraq.
In Mosul, where thousands of Iraqi women and girls were subjected to rape, sexual slavery and other grave forms of sexual violence perpetrated by Daesh, Ms. Patten was joined by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict. They both called on the authorities of Ninewa Governorate to address the pressing needs of survivors in ongoing reconstruction efforts, including through the significant scaling-up of medical services, mental health and psychosocial support and economic livelihoods opportunities.
Ms. Patten’s visit from 26 February to 5 March 2018 was at the invitation of the Government, pursuant to the United Nations/Iraq Joint Communiqué to Prevent and Address Conflict-Related Sexual Violence of 2016. Her visit marks the endorsement of the Joint Communiqué’s Implementation Plan featuring specific measures related to justice and accountability, survivor-centered services and engagement with civil society organizations, religious/tribal leaders and the media. “The development of this implementation plan demonstrates the continuous commitment of the Government of Iraq to address the plight of the victims of conflict-related sexual violence,” stressed Special Representative Patten.
“While I congratulate the Government of Iraq for its military defeat of Daesh, I urge the Government to pursue its efforts to rescue those missing, to ensure justice and reparations to all victims of the heinous crimes of sexual violence and to include women in its peacebuilding, reconciliation and reconstruction initiatives,” stated Special Representative Patten.
Photos by UNAMI PIO.
The oasis town of Ma'an was once one of the most important stop between Damascus and Medina on the Hejaz Railway.
The Hejaz Railway once stretched along 1,300km of desert between Damascus and Medina. It was financed by the world's Islamic public, and was built by the Ottoman Empire in the 1900s with German help. It's original purpose was to shorten the long and dangerous journey for pilgrims performing Hajj.
In WW1, Lawrence of Arabia would lead Arab Bedouin irregulars and attacked the railway relentlessly, hoping to 'cut the spine of the Ottoman Empire' and to tie up Ottoman troops to garrison the area to allow British advances to the west.
The railway was badly damaged with many sections abandoned after the war. Today a railway workshop continues to operate in Ma'an in order to facilitate the running railway line between Amman, Aqaba and the phosphorus mines south of Ma'an.
Ma'an, Jordan.
Rund 150 Menschen, haptsächlich Kurden, beteiligen sich an einer Kundgebung in Berlin vor dem Gebäude der Vereinten Nationen in Berlin.
Sie protestieren gegen die militärischen Aktionen der Türkei und den Einmarsch türkischer Truppen rund um das nordsyrische, kurdische Efrin (Afrin). In Sprechchören und Reden fordern sie ein Ende der Aktionen und die Weltgemeinschaft zum Handeln auf. Auf Schildern wird auch der bekannt gewordene Einsatz deutscher Rüstungsgüter, darunter Leopard 2 Panzer kritisiert. Die Teilnehmer erinnern zudem an den Kampf der Kurden im nördlichen Syrien in der Region Rojava gegen Daesh ("Islamischer Staat").
Am Rande stellte die Polizei zumindest eine Fahne, die offensichtlich unter die jüngsten Verbote des Bundesinnenministeriums kurdische Organisationen betreffend, fiel.
Rund 150 Menschen, haptsächlich Kurden, beteiligen sich an einer Kundgebung in Berlin vor dem Gebäude der Vereinten Nationen in Berlin.
Sie protestieren gegen die militärischen Aktionen der Türkei und den Einmarsch türkischer Truppen rund um das nordsyrische, kurdische Efrin (Afrin). In Sprechchören und Reden fordern sie ein Ende der Aktionen und die Weltgemeinschaft zum Handeln auf. Auf Schildern wird auch der bekannt gewordene Einsatz deutscher Rüstungsgüter, darunter Leopard 2 Panzer kritisiert. Die Teilnehmer erinnern zudem an den Kampf der Kurden im nördlichen Syrien in der Region Rojava gegen Daesh ("Islamischer Staat").
Am Rande stellte die Polizei zumindest eine Fahne, die offensichtlich unter die jüngsten Verbote des Bundesinnenministeriums kurdische Organisationen betreffend, fiel.
These young women gave an incredibly strong speech about the horrific events they and their families went through. They are a reminder to all of us what Europe should be about, why it is our duty to stop Daesh and do all we can for the refugees, regardless of faith and ethnicity.
Berlin. 2014.
"Jugend Demo gegen den IS-Terror".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Displaced citizens from Badush, Iraq, gather outside of a patrol base near Al Tarab, Iraq during the offensive to liberate West Mosul from ISIS, March 11, 2017. Iraqi security forces, supported by Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, recently conducted operations to clear Badush of ISIS. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull)
Berlin. 2015.
"#Yarmouk retten / #SaveYarmouk"
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Rund 100 Kurden, Anhänger der kurdischen Selbstverteidigungskräfte YPG/YPJ, feiern vor dem Brandenburger Tor in Berlin den Sieg der Kurden über den IS im syrisch-kurdischen Tal Abyad.
In einer Rede wurde ihre Solidarität mit den Kurden in Rojava ausgedrückt.
"Keine Deutsche Beteiligung am Krieg in Syrien" - das verschwörungsideologische Spektrum protestiert
Am 12. Dezember 2015 haben ca. 200 bis 300 selbsternannte „Kriegsgegner“ unter dem Motto: „Keine Deutsche Beteiligung am Krieg in Syrien“ vom neu gegründeten Bündnis: „Pegada/Endgame“ ab 14 Uhr vom Hauptbahnhof aus gegen die deutsche Beteiligung am Krieg in Syrien demonstriert. Vorausgegangen war eine Veranstaltung der DIE LINKEN nur eine Woche zuvor, bei der ebenfalls das Querfront-Spektrum rund um die Mahnwachen & Co. (mit teils gleichen Schildern) aktiv wurden.
Prorussisch & antiamerikanisch: Pegada/Endgame unter dem Pseudo-Label von „Frieden“
Kurze Zeit nach Beginn der Mahnwachen-Kundgebungen, die durch den Ukraine-Krieg ab 2014 in Deutschland initiert wurden; erstarkten wenig später auch die rechten Pegida-Proteste samt pro-russischer Einflussnahme: der Pegada/Endgame Bestrebung, die sich wie die Mahnwachen: verschwörungsideologisch und putintreu gegen Amerika und gegen die NATO richtet. Zudem wirken sie stark antisemitisch und sind auf vielen linken Protesten zugegen, die sich für Frieden einsetzen.
„EnDgAmE“ (so in korrekter Eigenschreibweise) steht dabei für: „Engagierte Demokraten gegen die Amerikanisierung Europas“ und „Pegada für: „Patriotische Europäer gegen Amerikanisierung des Abendlandes“. Die Anhänger von „EnDgAmE“ behaupten sie seien für „den Frieden“, tatsächlich aber wollen sie ihre prorussische und antiamerikanische Haltung zum Ausdruck bringen. Aber auch die Ablehnung der wissenschaftlichen Medizin und das Thema Impfen spielen in diesem Spektrum u.a. -mit- eine sehr große Rolle. "EnDgAmE" sieht sich als "DIE neue Friedensbewegung". Eine nicht unbedeutende Rolle spielt dabei die aus Russland stammende Psychotherapeutin Elena Schulz, die auch Admin gleicher Facebook-Gruppe ist.
Auf Facebook hatte „EnDgAmE“ zu dieser Veranstaltung aufgerufen. Anmelder war Reza Begi. Zusammen mit Endgame-Kopf Frank Geppert und Ex-Pegida Frontfrau Kathrin Oertel unterstützte Begi u.a. auch die „Klagemauer“ Köln.
In ihrer Facebook-Veranstaltung schrieben sie:
"Für den Krieg in Syrien gibt es für die Bundeswehr weder ein Mandat von Assad noch von der UN. Somit ist eine Beteiligung daran völkerrechtswidrig und muss von allen Menschen, egal aus welchem politischen Lager gemeinsam kritisiert werden."
„Kritisiert“ werden sollte dies mit Rednern wie: Julia Szarvasy (NuoViso Mitarbeiterin aus Dresden), Elisabeth Menslage (Heilpraktikerin aus Dortmund), Reza Begi (Taxifahrer aus Köln), Rico Albrecht (Wissensmanufaktur), Jürgen Elsässer (Chefredakteur des rechtsextremen Compact-Magazins aus Leipzig), Hagen Grell (iProtest, AfD-naher Aktivist aus Leipzig), Alex Quint („Wir sind Deutschland/WfD“ aus Dresden), Taylan Can (verurteilt wegen antisemitischer Äußerungen), Heiko Schrang ("Journalist"), Frank Geppert (Endgame, Friedensbewegung Halle), Kathrin Oertel (Ex-Pegida, Friedensbewegung Halle) und Stephan Böhme (Friedensaktivist).
Nachdem die angekündigten Redner Oertel und Elsässer sowie Can nicht gekommen waren, trat u.a. Christoph Hörstel (Gründer der Kleinstpartei: Deutsche Mitte) bei der Auftaktveranstaltung auf. Hörstel, der als Interviewpartner für russische Kreml-nahe Medien sehr beliebt ist, tourt seit Jahren als Werber für das syrische Regime von Bashar al Assad durch das Land und trat auch immer wieder u.a. auf der antisemitischen, iranischen Propaganda-Show des „Al Quds“ Marsches in Berlin auf.
Das pikante daran: er war einst Coach für ISAF-Führungskräfte der Bundeswehr und Gastdozent am "Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik" in Hamburg. Von 1985 bis 1999 war er unter anderem für die ARD berichtend in Afghanistan, Pakistan und Kaschmir unterwegs.
Hörstel forderte u.a. am 12. Dezember 2015 an die teilnehmenden Demonstranten: „Wir brauchen einen Berliner Maidan, sonst werden wir diese Verbrecher nicht wegjagen können“. Nachzuhören im unten verlinkten Video.
Das Spektrum, welches beim Aufmarsch am Samstag in Berlin zu sehen war, ist bereits aus den sogenannten Friedensmahnwachen und der rechten Abspaltung: Friedensfusion/Arbeitskreis Berlin (AK Berlin) bekannt. Ebenfalls waren auch einige Pegida-Sympathisanten und Rechtsextreme vor Ort.
Weiter anwesend waren: Mario Rönsch, Konstantin Stößel und Wojna (Marcel Wojnarowicz – Sänger der verschwörungsideologischen rechtsaußen HipHop-Gruppe „Die Bandbreite“). Letzterer sprach und hielt schließlich am Brandenburger Tor einen Ein-Mann-Auftritt seiner Band ab, wobei es durch alle gängigen Verschwörungsmythen in Bezug auf 9/11, den arabischen Frühling, Daesh (IS), Syrien und diverse andere vorgebliche Verbrechen der USA ging. Zudem hagelte es Beschimpfungen auf die Presse und die „Antifa“.
Dazu auch interessant ist der Bericht von "Recherche und Informationsstelle Antisemitismus Berlin (RIAS) zur Strategie der Täuschung und antisemitischer Ausdrucksformen einer letzten Anti-NATO-Demonstration im Oktober diesen Jahres, siehe unten in den Quellenangaben.
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www.facebook.com/events/1079807508719504/# (archive.is/03PrU)
kriegsgegner.wordpress.com/ sowie kriegsgegner.wordpress.com/veranstaltungen/ (archive.ph/7G4qm) und kriegsgegner.wordpress.com/eine-seite/
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Rönsch
web.archive.org/web/20180318092117/http://berlin-gegen-na...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZN-uNa37d4&t=687s
www.jungewelt.de/2015/11-10/015.php (archive.is/dti0M)
www.halle-gegen-rechts.de/index.php/183-hgr-warnt-vor-que... (archive.is/XgLIE)
www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article136958755/Wer-Zion... (archive.is/cj7Re)
taz.de/Friedensdemo-in-Berlin/!5026169/
www.report-antisemitism.de/documents/2016-10-13_rias-be_M...
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Stand: Dezember 2015
Rund 100 Kurden, Anhänger der kurdischen Selbstverteidigungskräfte YPG/YPJ, feiern vor dem Brandenburger Tor in Berlin den Sieg der Kurden über den IS im syrisch-kurdischen Tal Abyad.
In einer Rede wurde ihre Solidarität mit den Kurden in Rojava ausgedrückt.
These young women gave an incredibly strong speech about the horrific events they and their families went through. They are a reminder to all of us what Europe should be about, why it is our duty to stop Daesh and do all we can for the refugees, regardless of faith and ethnicity.
Berlin. 2017.
"وقفة تضامنية مع أهلنا المحاصرين في الغوطة ودير الزور / Solidaritätskundgebung für die im Osten Damaskus' belagerten Menschen in al-Ghouta".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Nel mese di agosto del 2014 oltre 400000 componenti della comunità yazida hanno dovuto abbandonare le loro case mentre Daesh conquistava, devastandole, ampie estensioni di territorio iracheno. Molti di loro sono stati fatti prigionieri e giustiziati, migliaia di donne e bambini sono stati ridotti in schiavitù. Chi è riuscito a fuggire si è rifugiato sulle montagne di Sinjar, per poi raggiungere i campi profughi della regione del Kurdistan iracheno.
Il campo profughi di Khanke – il luogo dove sono ospitate le ragazze autrici delle fotografie e da cui provengono gli scatti – ospita quasi tremila famiglie, fuggite dalla provincia irachena di Ninive. Nonostante il trauma e gli orrori a cui ha assistito, la comunità yazida ha dimostrato caparbietà e una grande capacità di reagire, di cui la mostra fotografica è un toccante esempio.
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© Manal Barakat, © Zina Hassan, © Klood Khedada, © Samia Jendo, © Bushra Qasim, © Khawla Shamo
The oasis town of Ma'an was once one of the most important stop between Damascus and Medina on the Hejaz Railway.
The Hejaz Railway once stretched along 1,300km of desert between Damascus and Medina. It was financed by the world's Islamic public, and was built by the Ottoman Empire in the 1900s with German help. It's original purpose was to shorten the long and dangerous journey for pilgrims performing Hajj.
In WW1, Lawrence of Arabia would lead Arab Bedouin irregulars and attacked the railway relentlessly, hoping to 'cut the spine of the Ottoman Empire' and to tie up Ottoman troops to garrison the area to allow British advances to the west.
The railway was badly damaged with many sections abandoned after the war. Today a railway workshop continues to operate in Ma'an in order to facilitate the running railway line between Amman, Aqaba and the phosphorus mines south of Ma'an.
Ma'an, Jordan.
These young women gave an incredibly strong speech about the horrific events they and their families went through. They are a reminder to all of us what Europe should be about, why it is our duty to stop Daesh and do all we can for the refugees, regardless of faith and ethnicity.
4th Plinth London, Trafalgar Square. 'The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist' by Michael Rakowitz.
It attempts to recreate more than 7,000 objects which have been lost forever. Rakowitz has recreated the Lamassu. This winged bull and protective deity guarded the entrance to Nergal Gate of Nineveh (near modern day Mosul) from c700 BC until it was destroyed by Daesh in 2015.
The reconstructions in The Invisible Enemy project are made from recycled packaging from Middle Eastern foodstuffs.
City of Westminster, London, England - Trafalgar Square.
June 2018
Berlin. 2014.
"Jugend Demo gegen den IS-Terror".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
UNAMI Training Ends with a Call to Strengthen the Capacities of Women to Participate Meaningfully in National Reconciliation and Historic Settlement Process
Baghdad, Iraq, 22 December 2017 – A training to enhance the negotiation and mediation skills of local civil society groups and women leaders, organized by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and UN Women, concluded in Baghdad on 20 December with calls for increased participation of women and civil society groups in community reconciliation, national reconciliation and historic settlement. The training was a follow-up to the basic training and workshop delivered to the same participants in October 2016. The workshop aimed at training women leaders to be effective mediators and facilitators. It also focused on the important role women can play in peace building, negotiations and political processes. Similar training and workshops have been delivered to 60 women leaders, human rights defenders, members of provincial, district and sub districts councils in the Southern Governorates of Karbala, Najaf, Babil, Qadisiya, Wasit, Basra, Muthana, Dhi Qqar and Missan.
Women leaders at the workshop emphasized their readiness to UNAMI/UNWOMEN to advocate for their full participation and to offer them opportunities to participate in negotiations and reconciliation alongside their male counterparts. They agreed to form networks within their communities to address post Daesh issues like trust building among affected communities, de-radicalization of violent extremism as well as reconciling communities. They urged the UN to support their efforts towards rebuilding broken communities in the aftermath of the conflict with Daesh. They also urged the UN to strengthen women’s participation in the negotiations and political arena which was limited for women.
Speaking at the closing session of the four-day training, Ms. Mmabatlharo Nono Dihemo, Gender Advisor for UNAMI stressed the importance of strengthening the capacities of women to participate meaningfully in national reconciliation and historic settlement. Ms. Dihemo said: “Limited progress has been made towards increasing women representation in negotiation and mediation processes in Iraq. One of the reasons attributed to this is the belief by some that women lack the confidence and capacity to participate in such processes aimed at shaping the future of the country”.
However, Iraqi women are resilient, and have shown that they are capable of leading and influencing the political arena. Ms Dihemo said that “despite the explicit goal to promote women’s participation, as envisaged in the Iraq National Action Plan (INAP), women’s direct political participation in national reconciliation has continued to remain low and this needs to be recognized and addressed”.
She mentioned that she met with political leaders in Baghdad, Erbil and Suleymania and discussed ways to strengthen the participation of women in decision making and political processes. Ms Dihemo assured that UNAMI and UNWOMEN will work with all stakeholders to ensure the establishment of measures and legal frameworks that guarantee the participation of women in all three arms of the government, particularly the judiciary where women are underrepresented; and in national and community reconciliation processes; cabinet and government institutions.
Photos by UNAMI PIO.
Podczas wizyty w Waszyngtonie minister Witold Waszczykowski wziął udział w spotkaniu ministrów spraw zagranicznych Państw Globalnej Koalicji do Walki z Daesh, a także w spotkaniu tzw. Małej Grupy krajów najbardziej zaangażowanych w działania Koalicji.
fot.: Matthew Stefanski
Diyarbakir (Amed), Fête du Newroz 2015. Cette année, la fête de Newroz qui marque le nouvel an kurde, symbole de renaissance et de résistance pour ce peuple, se déroule dans un contexte particulièrement tendu. Depuis décembre 2015, l'était turc assiège et bombarde des quartiers entiers de villes kurdes, où populatins civiles comme militants sont indistinctement massacrés, et soumet l'ensemble de la population kurde à un violente répression. D'un autre côté, la peur d'un attentat suicide de daesh est dans toutes les têtes. Malgré tout, même si ils sont moins nombreux que les années passées, les Kurdes se rejoignent à Amed, capitale du Kurdistan, pour fêter Newroz et célébrer leur résistance.
UN at “Iraq: Youth and Coexistence” Forum in Sulaymaniyah: Near Defeat of Daesh Makes Reconciliation More Significant
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, 08 April 2017 – The “Iraq: Youth and Coexistence” forum engaging youth in the search of ideas for Iraq’s post-Daesh future convened today in Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, the fifth stop of cross-country meetings and one which is gaining more significance as the triumph over the terrorists in Mosul is approaching.
The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Iraq for Political and Electoral Affairs Mr. György Busztin, stated in an opening address that unity is key to peace and prosperity and provides hope for the future generation, with peaceful coexistence serving as the main pillar of national unity.
“I confidently hope that all the territory and population of Mosul city as well as all other parts of Iraq would be liberated very soon from the captivity of the extremist terrorist group and rescued from the brutality of their heinous crimes,” Mr. Busztin said.
A total of 80 youth in the age group of 18-35 from Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and Halabja Governorates participated in the forum, which the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) organized in cooperation with the Iraqi Al-Amal Association. The meeting in Sulaymaniyah is the fifth of a series of cross-country youth forums intended to give a voice to youth for their crucial role in charting the road to peaceful co-existence in a future Iraq. With these kind of fora, the young generation of Iraqis across different ethnic and sectarian backgrounds has the opportunity to deliberate post-conflict issues, engage on national reconciliation and voice their opinion.
The opening session was attended by member of the board of Al-Amal Association Ms. Amena Goyani, and DSRSG Busztin, who stressed the importance of this forum convening in Sulaymaniyah, which he described as the cultural capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
“This meeting is of deep significance, as it does represent fraternity among the youth from diverse communities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and further their willingness to discuss coexistence in a post-Daesh Iraq,” the DSRSG said. “We are fully aware that comprehensive and frank discussion among all segments of society is essential in order to face the heritage of the past, address the threat of the present, and build a common future for Iraq.”
The cross-country forums were first launched in Basra on 28 January 2017, and brought together about 120 participants from the four southern governorates of Basra, Missan, Dhi Qar and Muthanna. The second followed in Erbil on 19 February with 135 participants from Ninewa Governorate. The third was held in Najaf on 18 March, with 115 participants from the Najaf, Karbala, Babel and Qadissiyah Governorates taking part, and the fourth was on 25 March in Diyala Governorate where 68 youth participated. Other conferences are to follow in the Governorates of Baghdad, Kirkuk and Salaheddin, culminating in an overarching national conference in Baghdad in May to be attended by representatives of the youth to incorporate recommendations from these forums in the decisions that support the process of reconciliation and coexistence.
As with the format for all the conferences, the participants in the Sulaymaniyah forum broke up into working groups to deliberate and respond to questions about what they would like to see in a future Iraq and how they can contribute. At the end of the meeting, the participants debated their responses and adopted a set of recommendations.
Photos by UNAMI PIO.
Podczas wizyty w Waszyngtonie minister Witold Waszczykowski wziął udział w spotkaniu ministrów spraw zagranicznych Państw Globalnej Koalicji do Walki z Daesh, a także w spotkaniu tzw. Małej Grupy krajów najbardziej zaangażowanych w działania Koalicji.
fot.: Matthew Stefanski
SRSG on Sexual Violence in Conflict Bangura visit to Iraq
Baghdad, 26 - 28 February 2017 - On the invitation of the Government of Iraq the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Mrs. Zainab Hawa Bangura is visiting Iraq.
On 26 February 2017 SRSG Bangura met with Mr. Erfan Mahmood Al Hayali, Iraqi Minister of Defense. The implementation of the Joint Communique to address conflict related sexual violence (which was signed in New York in September 2016) was discussed as well as the importance of enforcing accountability for the unprecedented, systematic campaign of sexual violence committed by DAESH.
In the meeting with Mr. Shorish Khalid Saeed, Iraqi Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, SRSG Bangura discussed the structured collaboration and implementation of the Joint Communique with special emphasis on the survivors centered approach in dealing with these crimes.
SRSG Bangura met with H. E. Dr. Salim Al-Jobouri, the Speaker of the Council of Representatives (CoR). Legislative work that CoR is undertaking in alleviating the consequences of the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by DAESH by providing legal framework for the prosecution of perpetrators of these crimes was discussed. SRSG Bangura confirmed readiness of the United Nations to provide support and expertize in achieving these goals. It was highlighted that Iraqi results in this field can establish a model that might become a blue print for other countries in similar situations.
SRSG on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Mrs. Zainab Hawa Bangura, met with H. E. Mr. Haider Al-Abadi, the Prime Minister of Iraq. Comprehensive collaboration on the implementation of the Joint Communique to address conflict related sexual violence was discussed with special emphasis on the documentation of the cases and persecution of the perpetuators of the sexual violence crimes committed by DAESH. The need to address these serious crimes and the sensitivity of the long term consequences for the victims and the whole society were highlighted.
In the meeting with Mr. Mahmoud Al-Bayati, Director General, Counter-Terrorism and National Security Advisor, SRSG Bangura discussed the structured collaboration on the implementation of the Joint Communique with special emphasis on the enforcement of accountability for the unprecedented, systematic campaign of sexual violence committed by DAESH.
On 27 February 2017, SRSG Bangura met with Mr. Haidar al-Zamili, Iraqi Minister of Justice. The need to provide legal framework for the prosecution of the perpetrators of the horrendous sexual violence crimes and means to obtain and protect evidences and witnesses were discussed. SRSG Bangura confirmed readiness of the United Nations to provide support and expertize so that these goals could be achieved in accordance with the highest standards of the international human rights and criminal law.
In a meeting with Mr. Jassim Mohammed Al-Jaf, Iraqi Minister for Migrations and Displacement SRSG Bangura discussed the issue of support to the victims of sexual violence, currently located in IDP camps, to cope with trauma and possible stigma.
SRSG Bangura with Mr. Faeq Zaidan, the Head of the High Judicial Council of Iraq discussed the strengthening of the legal framework and training of judges for the filing and processing of the cases of sexual violence committed by Daesh, with the special emphasis on the need to implement the highest standards of the international criminal law and human rights.
In her separate meetings with Mr. Taqi Al Mawla, a Turkmen Shi’a religious leader, and with a group of prominent Sunni religious leaders, SRSG Bangura discussed the role of religious leaders in sensitizing the communities on the issue of assistance to the victims of sexual violence to cope with their traumas and possible stigma.
On 28 February 2017, SRSG on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Mrs. Bangura, met with a group of Representatives of the Council of Representatives (CoR). The CoR representatives described the ongoing efforts they are undertaking to improve the existing legal framework to facilitate the prosecution of perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence and to better address the consequences of these crimes, including issues related to forced marriages and the situation of children born to survivors of rape. SRSG Bangura confirmed readiness of the United Nations to provide support and expertize in achieving these goals.
In the continuation of her visit to Iraq SRSG Bangura travels to Kurdistan Region.
Photos by UNAMI PIO.
Rund 100 Menschen nahmen an einer Demonstration unter dem Motto "Yarmouk retten" von Berlin Neukölln nach Kreuzberg teil. Die vornehmlich aus Syrern, Palästinensern und linken Gruppen bestehende Demonstration wollte an die Einnahme des palästinensischen Flüchtlingslagers im südlich Damaskus durch den sogenannten Islamischen Staat (IS) und die fortgesetzte Bombardierung und Belagerung durch die Truppen des syrischen Machthabers Baschar al-Assad erinnern.
The oasis town of Ma'an was once one of the most important stop between Damascus and Medina on the Hejaz Railway.
The Hejaz Railway once stretched along 1,300km of desert between Damascus and Medina. It was financed by the world's Islamic public, and was built by the Ottoman Empire in the 1900s with German help. It's original purpose was to shorten the long and dangerous journey for pilgrims performing Hajj.
In WW1, Lawrence of Arabia would lead Arab Bedouin irregulars and attacked the railway relentlessly, hoping to 'cut the spine of the Ottoman Empire' and to tie up Ottoman troops to garrison the area to allow British advances to the west.
The railway was badly damaged with many sections abandoned after the war. Today a railway workshop continues to operate in Ma'an in order to facilitate the running railway line between Amman, Aqaba and the phosphorus mines south of Ma'an.
Ma'an, Jordan.