Feb 112 minAssyrian priest indicted on terrorism charges in TurkeyThe Assyrian Policy Institute is deeply concerned by the indictment of Assyrian Priest Sefer Aho Bileçen (who leads Mor Yacoub Syriac Orthodox Monastery) on ...
Jan 142 minUpdated: Two Assyrians missing in southeastern TurkeySee updates below. The Assyrian Policy Institute is deeply concerned by initial reports that on January 11, 2020, two Assyrians, Hurmuz Diril and Şimoni Diri...
Jan 103 minUpdated: Local priest, two other Assyrians in Tur Abdin detained by Turkish authoritiesThe Assyrian Policy Institute is deeply concerned by the January 9 arrests of three Assyrian civilians in Tur Abdin in southeastern Turkey. Syriac Orthodox P...
Oct 29, 20192 minAPI Statement on Passage of House Resolution 296 Recognizing the Armenian, Greek, Assyrian GenocideThe Assyrian Policy Institute joins with our partner organization the Assyrian American Association of Southern California in welcoming the historic vote tod...
Oct 6, 20192 minTurkish airstrikes in Assyrian villages in northern Iraq continueTurkish airstrikes in northern Iraq continue to threaten areas historically inhabited by Assyrians. Between October 2-6, 2019, multiple airstrikes struck par...
Aug 9, 20194 minAPI Statement on Indigenous Peoples' Day 2019An estimated 3.5 million people globally comprise a distinct, indigenous ethnic group known as Assyrians. Tracing their heritage to ancient Assyria, Assyrian...
Aug 4, 20197 minAPI Statement on the Status of Assyrians in TurkeyTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the ground-breaking ceremony on August 3, 2019 for the construction of the “first new church in Turkey since ...
Jun 25, 20198 minHighlights from 2018 U.S. State Department International Religious Freedom ReportOn June 21, 2019, the U.S. Department of State released its 2018 Report on International Religious Freedom which describes the status of religious freedom in...
Apr 24, 20192 minStatement on the 104th Anniversary of the Armenian, Assyrian, Greek GenocideOn this day, the Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian communities commemorate the genocide that began in 1915 at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish Government aided b...
Jan 24, 20192 minAncient Assyrian Monastery in Iraq Under ThreatAmong the many threats posed by ongoing Turkish airstrikes targeting Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in parts of northern Iraq—including threats to ...
Dec 14, 20182 minOngoing Hostilities Threaten Barwar and other Assyrian Areas in Northern IraqOngoing hostilities between Turkish forces and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) continue to threaten Assyrian areas administered by the Kurdistan Regional ...
Sep 6, 20183 minTurkish Airstrikes Threaten Assyrian Villages in Northern IraqThe past week has seen multiple Turkish airstrikes targeting militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in parts of northern Iraq inhabited by Assyrians...
May 25, 20182 minTurkey returns 55 improperly-confiscated properties to Assyrians in Tur AbdinA total of 55 improperly-confiscated property deeds belonging to Assyrians in Tur Abdin have been returned to their rightful owners. The properties were seiz...
