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German Court Issues First Forced-Conversion Conviction, Sentences Couple

7/13/2026

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German court issued the nation’s first conviction for forced religious conversion, sentencing a couple for enslaving Yazidi girls.
The court sentenced Twana H.S. to life imprisonment and Asia R.A. to a nine-and-a-half-year juvenile term.
Prosecutors said the girls were bought as slaves in Iraq at ages five and twelve and endured forced labor, torture and sexual abuse.
A former victim testified in tears as the judge read her statement.

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German court issued the nation’s first conviction for forced religious conversion, sentencing a couple for enslaving Yazidi girls.
The court sentenced Twana H.S. to life imprisonment and Asia R.A. to a nine-and-a-half-year juvenile term.
Prosecutors said the girls were bought as slaves in Iraq at ages five and twelve and endured forced labor, torture and sexual abuse.
A former victim testified in tears as the judge read her statement.