The American Al-Monitor has quoted civil society organizations as stating that the rate of suicide among Yazidi Kurds, especially in Shengal, is rising.
Suicide was already rampant among Yazidis women who were captured by IS formerly, but now the rate of suicide among young men has increased, the magazine warned.
Various humanitarian organizations that provide services to the Yazidis community in Shingal and the camps for displaced people have stated that displacement, unemployment and lack of clear prospects about their future are the main reasons behind the suicide among the people.
Of 635 cases, 120 of whom who were suffering from brain diseases, have committed suicide in the Yazidi refugee camps , a physician working for international institutions told Al-Monitor.
Humanitarian institutions have warned that one of the reasons behind the rise in suicide among Yazidi Kurds is poverty and unemployment.
Neither the Iraqi central government nor the Kurdish region in the north have not paid any attention to the deteriorating situation of the Yazidis in Shingal and refugee camps in which the Yazidis reside.
These agencies warned that restrictions after the outbreak of coronavirus has put additional restrictions for the people and could create further increase the rate of suicide among the people.
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