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    API Publishes Biennial 'Status of Advocacy Report' 2019-2020
    • 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...
    Announcing New Members to the API Board of Directors
    • Jan 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    Announcing New Members to the API Board of Directors

    The Assyrian Policy Institute (API) is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to the Board of Directors—Atour Sargon and...
    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...
    Statement on Azerbaijan’s Ongoing Aggression Against the Republic of Artsakh
    • Oct 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Statement on Azerbaijan’s Ongoing Aggression Against the Republic of Artsakh

    As of October 26, 2020, Azerbaijan’s large-scale aggression against the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), a historically Armenian...
    The API announces Virtual Conference
    • Oct 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    The API announces Virtual Conference

    The Assyrian Policy Institute is excited to announce the 2020 API Virtual Conference, which will bring together leaders, policymakers,...
    Access route in the Nineveh Plain blocked by KRG security forces
    • 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...
    Assyrian civil society representatives meet with KRG-USA on suspected mass graves in Simele
    • 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...
    Updated: Iranian-Assyrian Pastor and wife denied appeal; combined 15 year sentence upheld
    • Aug 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    Updated: Iranian-Assyrian Pastor and wife denied appeal; combined 15 year sentence upheld

    Iranian-Assyrian Pastor Victor Bet Tamraz, 66, and his wife Shamiran Issavi, 65, were convicted in July 2017 and January 2018,...
    Joint NGO Statement to Commemorate Assyrian Genocide Remembrance Day
    • 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...
    Joint NGO Statement to Commemorate International Justice Day 2020
    • 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.
    New Report—Contested Control: The Future of Security in the Nineveh Plain
    • 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....
    Important new report by ACSYA on risks posed to Assyrian heritage in Iraq
    • 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...
    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...
    Joint NGO Statement: Humanitarian and security implications of the COVID-19 crisis in northern Iraq
    • Apr 16, 2020
    • 5 min

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

    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...
    New Report: Erasing the Legacy of Khabour: Destruction of Assyrian Cultural Heritage in the Khabour
    • Mar 31, 2020
    • 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...
    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: Four humanitarian workers, including one Assyrian, missing in Baghdad, Iraq
    • 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...
    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...
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