Sweden charges a woman with war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish authorities on Thursday charged a 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group with genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria — the first such case on trial in the Scandinavian country.
Swedish Woman Accused of Treating Yazidi Women, Children 'as Slaves'
Authorities in Sweden announced charges against 52-year-old Lina Laina Ishaq, a Swedish citizen associated with the Islamic State.
Sweden indicts woman over genocide and crimes against humanity offenses in Syria
Swedish prosecutors indicted a 52-year-old woman for crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes over accusations of enslaving Yazidi women in Syria between August 2014 and December 2016. The
Sweden charges woman with genocide, crimes against humanity in Syria
Swedish prosecutors charged a woman on Thursday with crimes against humanity for acts in Syria against women and children of the Yazidi religious minority in 2014-2016, the first time the Nordic country has brought this charge.
Sweden charges woman with war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women, children in Syria
Lina Laina Ishaq, who's a Swedish citizen, allegedly committed the crimes from August 2014 to December 2016, in Raqqa, the former de facto capital of the self-proclaimed IS caliphate
Sweden Charges IS Woman For Keeping Yazidi Slaves In Syria
Swedish prosecutors said Thursday they have brought genocide charges against a woman in the country's first court case over crimes committed by the Islamic State group against the Yazidi minority.
Swedish woman charged over ISIS torture of Yazidi women and children in Syria
A 52-year-old woman in Sweden was on Thursday charged over her association with ISIS, genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria, in the first such trial in the Scandinavian country.
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