KRG police use unlawful force against Assyrian protestors in Simele District, north Iraq
On November 13, 2021, hundreds of protestors from the adjacent Assyrian villages of Shiyyez and Mar Yaqo located in Dohuk Province in the...
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- Sep 23, 2021
- 2 min
API Welcomes Passage of Sherman Amendment #28 to FY22 NDAA
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Sherman Amendment #28 to H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal...
- May 3, 2021
- 2 min
New cases of Assyrian-owned lands in Ankawa, Erbil appropriated by the Kurdistan Regional Government
The chronic and systematic expropriation of Assyrian land in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) has been a long-term problem that continues...
- Apr 20, 2021
- 3 min
API Concerned by Indefinite Closure of ANB TV Studio in Ankawa by KRG Authorities
The Assyrian Policy Institute is concerned by reports regarding the Kurdistan Regional Government’s indefinite closure of an...
- Jan 21, 2021
- 2 min
API Publishes Biennial 'Status of Advocacy Report' 2019-2020
The Assyrian Policy Institute (API) is actively engaging U.S. Government officials and representatives to advance policies that align...
- Jan 11, 2021
- 3 min
New Report—Caught in the Crossfire: Assyrians and the Turkey-PKK Conflict in Iraq
The Assyrian Policy Institute announces the release of our new report, Caught in the Crossfire: Assyrians and the Turkey-PKK Conflict in...
- Sep 9, 2020
- 3 min
Access route in the Nineveh Plain blocked by KRG security forces
A key access route connecting the Assyrian towns of Tesqopa and Batnaya in the Nineveh Plain has been blocked by Kurdistan Regional...
- Aug 29, 2020
- 3 min
Assyrian civil society representatives meet with KRG-USA on suspected mass graves in Simele
On August 28, 2020, a delegation comprised of representatives of Assyrian civil society organizations based in the US attended a virtual...
- Aug 7, 2020
- 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...
- Jul 17, 2020
- 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, 2020
- 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....
- May 27, 2020
- 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, 2020
- 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 9, 2020
- 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...
- Jan 24, 2020
- 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...
- Jan 2, 2020
- 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."...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...