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Aug 7
5 min

Joint NGO Statement to Commemorate Assyrian Genocide Remembrance Day

Every year on August 7, Assyrians worldwide pay tribute to the memory of the Assyrians lost to genocide and persecution. The date marks t...

Jul 17
3 min

Joint NGO Statement to Commemorate International Justice Day 2020

The API has signed onto a joint NGO statement calling on Iraqi authorities and the international community to bring ISIS to justice.

Jun 1
2 min

New Report—Contested Control: The Future of Security in the Nineveh Plain

The Assyrian Policy Institute announces the release of our new report, Contested Control: The Future of Security in the Nineveh Plain. Th...

May 27
1 min

Important new report by ACSYA on risks posed to Assyrian heritage in Iraq

On May 26, 2020, the Assyrian Cultural and Social Youth Association released an important new report, Assyrian Cultural Heritage at Risk ...

May 3
5 min

World Press Freedom Day 2020: Threats Faced by Assyrian Journalists

The United Nations recognizes May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day, observed to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press ...

Apr 16
5 min

Joint NGO Statement: Humanitarian and security implications of the COVID-19 crisis in northern Iraq

The Assyrian Policy Institute has signed onto a joint NGO letter calling on Iraqi authorities and the United Nations to implement urgent ...

Apr 9
7 min

COVID-19: The Impact on Assyrian Refugees and IDPs

The spread of COVID-19 puts Assyrian and other refugees and internally-displaced peoples (IDPs) at particular risk. The majority of Chris...

Mar 31
2 min

New Report: Erasing the Legacy of Khabour: Destruction of Assyrian Cultural Heritage in the Khabour

The Assyrian Policy Institute announces the release of "Erasing the Legacy of Khabour: Destruction of Assyrian Cultural Heritage in the K...

Feb 11
2 min

Assyrian priest indicted on terrorism charges in Turkey

The Assyrian Policy Institute is deeply concerned by the indictment of Assyrian Priest Sefer Aho Bileçen (who leads Mor Yacoub Syriac Ort...

Jan 24
1 min

Updated: Four humanitarian workers, including one Assyrian, missing in Baghdad, Iraq

See updates below. The Assyrian Policy Institute is deeply concerned by initial reports that four humanitarian workers employed by the Fr...

Jan 14
2 min

Updated: Two Assyrians missing in southeastern Turkey

See updates below. (1/16/20) The Assyrian Policy Institute is deeply concerned by initial reports that on January 11, 2020, two Assyrians...

Jan 10
3 min

Updated: Local priest, two other Assyrians in Tur Abdin detained by Turkish authorities

The Assyrian Policy Institute is deeply concerned by the January 9 arrests of three Assyrian civilians in Tur Abdin in southeastern Turke...

Jan 2
3 min

New Report: Improving the Status of Assyrians in the Iraqi Constitution

The Assyrian Policy Institute announces the release of "An Iraq for All: Improving the Status of Assyrians in the Iraqi Constitution." Th...

Nov 10, 2019
1 min

Updated: Assyrian Journalist Khlapieel Bnyameen Detained by KRG since October 31

The Assyrian Policy Institute is deeply concerned by the arrest of well-respected Assyrian journalist William Bnyameen Adam, known public...

Oct 31, 2019
1 min

API Statement on 9th Anniversary of the Our Lady of Salvation Church Massacre

Nine years ago, Assyrians in Iraq witnessed one of the deadliest attacks against their community in recent years, which stole the lives o...

Oct 29, 2019
2 min

API Statement on Passage of House Resolution 296 Recognizing the Armenian, Greek, Assyrian Genocide

The Assyrian Policy Institute joins with our partner organization the Assyrian American Association of Southern California in welcoming t...

Oct 10, 2019
2 min

API Statement on Turkish Offensive in Northeastern Syria

The Assyrian Policy Institute condemns the Turkish military incursion into northern Syria and the reported indiscriminate airstrikes whic...

Oct 6, 2019
2 min

Turkish airstrikes in Assyrian villages in northern Iraq continue

Turkish airstrikes in northern Iraq continue to threaten areas historically inhabited by Assyrians. Between October 2-6, 2019, multiple a...

Sep 30, 2019
2 min

API Director Testifies at USCIRF Hearing on "Religious Minorities' Fight to Remain in Iraq"

On September 26, 2019, API Director Reine Hanna testified at a United States Commission on International Religious Freedom hearing about ...

Sep 8, 2019
2 min

Mass Grave from ISIS Massacres Uncovered in Assyrian Town of Bakhdida, Iraq

A mass grave containing seven sets of adult remains has been discovered in Al-Qiyama cemetery located in the Assyrian town of Bakhdida (Q...

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