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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...

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 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 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 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...

Aug 9, 2019
4 min

API Statement on Indigenous Peoples' Day 2019

An estimated 3.5 million people globally comprise a distinct, indigenous ethnic group known as Assyrians. Tracing their heritage to ancie...

Aug 5, 2019
2 min

Iran-Backed Militia Refuses to Comply with Orders to Withdraw from Nineveh Plain, Stages Protest

Hundreds of protestors believed to be affiliated with Brigade 30 of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) set up blockades in parts of the...

Jul 26, 2019
2 min

Assyrian Activist Faces Death Threats After Criticizing KRG Officials

A prominent Assyrian human rights activist residing in Ankawa, Iraq named William Bnyameen Adam—known by his pen name “Khlapieel Bnyameen...

Jun 25, 2019
8 min

Highlights from 2018 U.S. State Department International Religious Freedom Report

On June 21, 2019, the U.S. Department of State released its 2018 Report on International Religious Freedom which describes the status of ...

Jun 21, 2019
2 min

New Report Highlights Challenges Faced by Assyrian Refugees in Jordan

Of the millions of refugees in Jordan, little is known about the fate of the ethnic Assyrians among the refugee population. The emigrat...

Jun 19, 2019
2 min

KRG Intelligence Forces Detain Assyrian Journalist Hormuz Mushi in Dohuk

On Monday, June 17, 2019, Kurdish intelligence forces (Asayish) detained Assyrian journalist Hormuz Mushi in Dohuk, Iraq. As of June 19, ...

Jun 14, 2019
3 min

API attends Hudson Institute Working Group with Lara Yousif Zara

On June 12, 2019, API Director Reine Hanna attended a meeting of the Working Group on Christians and Religious Pluralism in the Middle Ea...

Mar 11, 2019
2 min

Assyrians in Iraq's Nineveh Plain Fear Plans for New Settlements will Advance Demographic Change

A proposal calling for the creation of new settlements in the Nineveh Plain has alarmed members of the local Assyrian community who fear ...

Jan 24, 2019
2 min

Ancient Assyrian Monastery in Iraq Under Threat

Among the many threats posed by ongoing Turkish airstrikes targeting Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in parts of northern Iraq—i...

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