Advocate for intl religious freedom & working family policies. Pres @IRFSecretariat. Global Fellow @WilsonCenterMEP. Former Chair @USCIRF. Tweets = own opinions
Jul 22, 2022 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
Today #Turkey continues to:
* Shell Parakh village in Zakho #Kurdistan where 9 tourists were killed Wed
* Shell Manbij & Tel Rifaat in NE #Syria
@richghazal@D_abdulkader@CliffSmithZBRDZ explain Erdogan's actions must be met with swift consequences. 1/ nationalinterest.org/feature/turkis…
"Not only is Turkey driving out Christians & other ethno-religious minorities, but it also seeks to replace them with the roughly 3.6 million Syrian, mostly Arab, refugees currently within Turkish borders... an act of ethnic cleansing and replacement." 2/
Nov 27, 2020 • 9 tweets • 8 min read
THREAD: With #Turkey amassing troops near Ain Issa & bombing right now, let's revisit the many reports documenting atrocities they commit against Christians, Yazidis & other minorities & women in areas they invade in NE #Syria. This cannot be ok with US or the intl community. 1/
In June, @USCIRF's hearing "Safeguarding Religious Freedom in NE Syria" documented the remarkable #ReligiousFreedom conditions under AANES & atrocities Turkish backed forces are committing against religious minorities in areas they occupy. Watch here: uscirf.gov/events/uscirf-… 2/
