Nobody's Listening is a groundbreaking Virtual Reality experience and immersive exhibition programme that commemorates the Yazidi genocide initiated by ISIS in the summer of 2014 in northern Iraq. Seven years on, the genocide is still ongoing. Approximately 3,000 Yazidi women and children remain missing or in captivity, and not a single ISIS fighter has been brought to justice for the crime of genocide. Using cutting-edge Virtual Reality technology, photography and art, the exhibition explores the consequences of the genocidal campaign by ISIS – its devastating effect on persecuted communities and their cultural heritage. Above all, Nobody's Listening pays tribute to the courage, determination and agency of the survivors, and gives them a space where they can be heard by people around the world. Together they are one voice, calling for international recognition and justice.

The Nobody's Listening Virtual Reality Experience was premiered at the Parliament of Iraq on 8th December 2020 and the Nobody's Listening Immersive Exhibition was launched at the ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe on 1st October 2021. This exhibition is under the patronage of Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg, and generously funded by the State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg, the United States Agency for International Development and the UN International Organization for Migration. The initiative was co-founded by Yazda and Upstream International in 2019.

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NOBODY’S LISTENING: THE FORGOTTEN VOICES OF SINJAR VR EXPERIENCE has been displayed in multiple different venues. From University campuses to political conferences, we have found that the VR experience allows participants to contextualise the issues in deeply rewarding and educational way.