1,001 red apples studded with cloves are distributed by five Kurdish survivors to families of Anfal victims as a symbol of reconciliation.
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1,001 red apples studded with cloves are distributed by five Kurdish survivors to families of Anfal victims as a symbol of reconciliation.
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Faraj Mouhamad Aziz returns to Southern Kurdistan years after escaping the Anfal campaign, a genocide carried out by the Iraqi Ba'ath regime in 1988 that killed 182,000 Kurds. With support from Human Rights Watch, he establishes a collective of survivors to raise awareness of the atrocities. Alongside four fellow survivors, Faraj distributes 1,001 red apples studded with cloves to families of victims. These apples symbolize reconciliation in a region still healing from violence.
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Why Watch
- Meet Faraj, a survivor who advocates for genocide awareness.
- See the distribution of 1,001 clove-studded apples.
- Follow the stories of five Kurdish survivors of the Anfal campaign.
Did You Know
- 182,000 Kurds were killed during the Anfal campaign in 1988.
- Only ten individuals are known to have escaped from the mass graves.
- The film won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Documentary in 2014.
- Faraj returned to Southern Kurdistan after being brought to the U.S. with Human Rights Watch's help.
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What was the Anfal campaign?
The Anfal campaign was a systematic genocide perpetrated by the Iraqi Ba'ath regime in 1988 that claimed the lives of 182,000 Kurds.
How many mass graves were created during the Anfal campaign?
There were 350 mass graves created during the Anfal campaign.
What symbolic gesture do survivors make to honor Anfal victims?
Survivors distribute 1,001 red apples studded with cloves to families of Anfal victims as a symbol of reconciliation.
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