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    The API Welcomes President Biden's Recognition of Armenian Genocide
    • Apr 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    The API Welcomes President Biden's Recognition of Armenian Genocide

    The Assyrian Policy Institute welcomes President Joe Biden’s formal recognition of the Armenian Genocide. This announcement marks the...
    New Report—Caught in the Crossfire: Assyrians and the Turkey-PKK Conflict in Iraq
    • 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...
    World Press Freedom Day 2020: Threats Faced by Assyrian Journalists
    • 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...
    COVID-19: The Impact on Assyrian Refugees and IDPs
    • 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...
    Updated: Assyrian priest indicted on terrorism charges in Turkey
    • Feb 11, 2020
    • 3 min

    Updated: 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...
    Updated: Two Assyrians missing in southeastern Turkey
    • Jan 14, 2020
    • 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...
    Updated: Local priest, two other Assyrians in Tur Abdin detained by Turkish authorities
    • Jan 10, 2020
    • 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...
    API Statement on Passage of House Resolution 296 Recognizing the Armenian, Greek, Assyrian Genocide
    • 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...
    Turkish airstrikes in Assyrian villages in northern Iraq continue
    • 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...
    API Statement on Indigenous Peoples' Day 2019
    • 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...
    API Statement on the Status of Assyrians in Turkey
    • Aug 4, 2019
    • 7 min

    API Statement on the Status of Assyrians in Turkey

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the ground-breaking ceremony on August 3, 2019 for the construction of the “first new...
    Highlights from 2018 U.S. State Department International Religious Freedom Report
    • 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...
    Statement on the 104th Anniversary of the Armenian, Assyrian, Greek Genocide
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 2 min

    Statement on the 104th Anniversary of the Armenian, Assyrian, Greek Genocide

    On this day, the Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian communities commemorate the genocide that began in 1915 at the hands of the Ottoman...
    Ancient Assyrian Monastery in Iraq Under Threat
    • 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...
    Ongoing Hostilities Threaten Barwar and other Assyrian Areas in Northern Iraq
    • Dec 14, 2018
    • 2 min

    Ongoing Hostilities Threaten Barwar and other Assyrian Areas in Northern Iraq

    Ongoing hostilities between Turkish forces and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) continue to threaten Assyrian areas administered by the...
    Turkish Airstrikes Threaten Assyrian Villages in Northern Iraq
    • Sep 6, 2018
    • 3 min

    Turkish Airstrikes Threaten Assyrian Villages in Northern Iraq

    The past week has seen multiple Turkish airstrikes targeting militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in parts of northern Iraq...
    Turkey returns 55 improperly-confiscated properties to Assyrians in Tur Abdin
    • May 25, 2018
    • 2 min

    Turkey returns 55 improperly-confiscated properties to Assyrians in Tur Abdin

    A total of 55 improperly-confiscated property deeds belonging to Assyrians in Tur Abdin have been returned to their rightful owners. The...
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