Three Australian women face crimes against humanity and terrorism charges
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Updated · BBC.com · May 7
Three Australian women face crimes against humanity and terrorism charges
12 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 7
Kawsar Ahmad, 53, and Zeinab Ahmad, 31, were arrested at Melbourne airport, while Janai Safar, 32, was detained in Sydney after arriving from Syria with her son.
Police allege the Ahmads kept a female slave bought for US$10,000 in Syria in 2014, while Safar joined Islamic State and entered a declared conflict zone in 2015.
The women were among four women and nine children repatriated from al-Roj camp, part of a cohort of 34 Australians stranded since 2019; one returnee remains under a temporary exclusion order.
With one IS-linked woman charged and her adult sister freed upon return, what determines who faces justice in Australia's repatriation policy?
Will Yazidi victim testimony in an Australian court set a new global standard for prosecuting crimes committed under the Islamic State?