Lower Saxony enforces a deportation ban for Yazidis.

Relocation Process - Lower Saxony enforces a deportation ban for Yazidis.

The state of Lower Saxony has enacted a temporary ban on deporting Yazidi women and minors from Iraq. This decision comes from the Interior Ministry in Hanover, as they explained to the German Press Agency on a recent day. The ban will also apply to members of the family core.

However, individuals who have criminal records or hold extremist views, and those who refuse to cooperate in verifying their identities, are not included in this ban. It will be in effect for three months initially, as stated by the Interior Minister Daniela Behrens from the SPD.

Behrens emphasized that while deliberating on improved deportation policies, we should not forget that asylum law's primary purpose is to safeguard individuals who are afraid for their lives in their native lands. She emphasized that women and girls of the Yazidi faith in Iraq are still vulnerable to horrendous acts of violence, forced prostitution, and abduction.

The minister also commented that there is a need for the implementation of common regulations across the country, instead of having different states create their regulations. She promised to bring up the issue during the upcoming Interior Ministers' Conference.

Since the IS attacks on the Yazidi religious community, the Canadian government, following the recognition of the crimes by the German Bundestag, declared them to be genocide. The Islamic State (IS) has caused the death of thousands of Yazidis in Iraq.

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1. The ban on Yazidi deportations in Lower Saxony extends to their family members, as the Ministry of the Interior in Hanover clarified to the German Press Agency.
2. Despite the temporary deportation ban, individuals with criminal records or extremist views, as well as those who refuse identity verification, are still subject to deportation.
3. Daniela Behrens, the Interior Minister of Lower Saxony, called for the implementation of uniform deportation policies across Germany, during the upcoming Interior Ministers' Conference.
4. Yazidi women and minors in Iraq continue to face significant threats, including violence, forced prostitution, and abduction, according to Behrens.
5. The German Press Agency reported on the three-month deportation ban enforced by Lower Saxony, which is aimed at protecting Yazidis from further persecution in Iraq.
6. The ban on deporting Yazidi refugees in Lower Saxony was highlighted in various news outlets, including the Australian Diaspora Gazette, condemning any attempts to stop the deportation of Yazidi women and children.

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