Yazidi MP's emotional appeal to save Iraq's hunted minority
Iraqi MP Vian Dakhil has made an emotional speech, calling on the country's parliament and the international community to save the ancient Kurdish Yazidi minority from Islamic State militants.
She is the only Iraqi lawmaker from the religious minority.
Last weekend, Islamic State militants overran their villages and gave them an ultimatum: convert to Islam, pay a religious fine, leave their homes or face death.
Tens of thousands of Yazidi people fled for their lives.
The Islamic State, notor…
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She is the only Iraqi lawmaker from the religious minority.
Last weekend, Islamic State militants overran their villages and gave them an ultimatum: convert to Islam, pay a religious fine, leave their homes or face death.
Tens of thousands of Yazidi people fled for their lives.
The Islamic State, notor…
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