KDP forces detain 15 young Yazidi people going from Shengal to Lalish
KDP forces detained 15 young Yazidi people who went from Shengal to Lalish to attend the Cema Baram. The young people were subjected to harassment and told to become informers.
In Shengal, Cema Eid has been celebrated on Thursdays and Fridays for more than a month.
On the occasion of this holiday, Yazidis celebrate by renewing their domes, which are their sacred places of pilgrimage, and hanging the crescent crown on the dome wherever they are.
The renovation of the domes is followed by pilgrimages to Lalish. According to the Yazidi belief, every Yazidi must go to Lalish at least once, make the pilgrimage, and be baptized there from the water of the white fountain.
Visits to Laleş within the scope of the Eid began to be accepted as of 6 October. Yazidis from all over the world come to Lalish and visit the Şêxadi tomb.
15 young people, some of whom from the institutions of the Shengal Autonomous Administration, were detained by KDP forces.
According to the information received, young people were detained under the pretext of identity control and taken to the public order offices. The young people were heavily harassed in Duhok and were told to act as informers for the Turkish intelligence agency MIT and the intelligence agency Parastin affiliated with the KDP.
According to the information shared by the Shengal Autonomous Administration, 8 of the 15 young people detained were released, while 7 were taken to Zirgan Prison in Duhok.
