Germany’s New Deportation Policy Puts Yezidi Refugees at Risk
Qasim Jamil, a young Yezidi refugee in Germany, said: "We came to Germany to build a future for ourselves, to work and study. We cannot be forced back because we do not know when another disaster will strike Sinjar."
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – Recent changes in Germany’s refugee laws, coupled with new government decisions to deport refugees to their countries of origin, have left many Yezidi refugees fearing for their futures. Several of them shared their concerns with Kurdistan24.
Qasim Jamil, a young Yezidi refugee in Germany, said: "We came to Germany to build a future for ourselves, to work and study. We cannot be forced back because we do not know when another disaster will strike Sinjar. We have many enemies in Iraq, and terrible things are being said about us."
Jamil Ismail, deputy head of the Yezidi House in Germany, described the policy as deeply troubling: "We are very saddened by Germany’s decision. Refugees endure dangerous journeys, often crossing more than 30 kilometers by water and facing countless hardships to reach safety here. Returning them now places them in a dire situation."
He urged Berlin to reconsider, saying: "The German government should review its decision to deport refugees and refrain from implementing it."
According to official German data, more than 800 refugees were deported to Iraq last year, many of them from the Kurdistan Region.
