Here is a link to an article by Liz Sly and Loveday Morris in the Sydney Morning Herald on current the plight of the Yazidis:
http://www.smh.com.au/world/kurds-open-escape-route-for-some-trapped-yazidis-20140810-102e92.html
And here is a background article by Christine Allison on Yazidism: http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Religions/iranian/yazidis.htm
Here is the link to to Yazdi female politician in Iraq arguing for help to save her people from the Islamic State terrorists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdIEm1s6yhY
