Yazidi Refugees: Government Officials and Islamist Extremists

yazidi refugees: But unlike the thousands of refugees fleeing violence in Syria who were greeted by flashing cameras and intense public exposure, the Yazidis have been entering the country with no fanfare, according to Brandon Sun. That won't change, say government officials who are protecting the identity of the asylum seekers because of just how vulnerable they are. Nearly 400 Yazidi refugees and other survivors of Islamist extremists have already been accepted over the last four months, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said in announcing the initiative, which is expected to cost 28 million. Related Items ArticlesMP Tony Clement hangs up during live CBC interview about asylum seekers Some of these women haven't even told their own families about what they experienced at the hands of their persecutors, associate deputy immigration minister Dawn Edlund told a news conference alongside Hussen. Hussen wouldn't detail the experiences the Yazidis have endured, encouraging reporters to instead seek out the information from United Nations reports that have chronicled their fate at the hands of extremists bent on genocide. Others are worried that, should their identities be revealed, the family members and friends they've left behind will face retribution, she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.