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Crimes against Yazidis - Kurds demonstrate in the Netherlands in support of the Yezidis and Christians of Iraq, victims of Islamic State violence.
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Netherlands to open first trial on crimes against Yazidis

The first trial for crimes against the Yazidis is about to open in the Netherlands. The defendant, Hasna Aarab, is a 31-year-old Dutch national woman from Hengelo, a town in the East of the country. She is facing charges of slavery as a crime against humanity and terrorism.
By Margherita Capacci, in The Hague
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