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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 Turkis...

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 ...

Feb 23, 2019
2 min

Statement on the 4th Anniversary of the ISIS Assault on Khabour

Four years ago today, ISIS terrorists launched an assault on the 35 Assyrian villages in the Khabour Region in northeastern Syria. Dozens...

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...

Dec 27, 2018
5 min

Letter Signed by 59 Iraqi MPs Alarms Assyrians in the Nineveh Plain

The Assyrian Policy Institute has obtained a letter dated December 22, 2018 signed by Shabak MP Qusay Abbas Mohammed which calls for the ...

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...

Oct 31, 2018
2 min

Statement on the 8th Anniversary of the Our Lady of Salvation Church Massacre

Eight years ago today, the Assyrian people in Iraq suffered an unforgettable act of terror as terrorists armed with assault rifles and ex...

Sep 30, 2018
2 min

Kurdish Self-Administration in Syria: Release Assyrian Journalist Souleman Yusph

Today, on September 30, 2018, the Kurdish self-administration in northern Syria comprising of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its su...

Sep 12, 2018
2 min

Iranian Airstrikes in northern Iraq Displace Hundreds of Assyrian Civilians

On Saturday, September 8, 2018, Iranian airstrikes targeted the headquarters of two Iranian Kurdish opposition party near the Assyrian tow...

Sep 10, 2018
2 min

API Statement Calling for Acquittal of Bet-Tamraz Family, End to Persecution of Christians in Iran

On September 10, 2018, Chairman of the Board of the Assyrian Policy Institute Jon Koriel sent a letter to the Head of the Iranian Judicia...

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 in...

Aug 30, 2018
3 min

Assyrians in Iran Imprisoned for Activities Related to the Practice of Christian Faith

Two ethnic Assyrians in Iran, Victor Bet-Tamraz and his wife Shamiran Issavi, have each been sentenced to ten years in prison for activit...

Aug 28, 2018
2 min

Assyrians in Syria Protest PYD's Closure of Schools in Qamishli

On the morning of August 28, 2018, militiamen belonging to the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the Sutoro, a force affiliated wi...

Aug 15, 2018
3 min

Nineveh Provincial Council Moves to Depose Mayor of Alqosh Again

The Assyrian Policy Institute obtained a document earlier today sent by the Head of the Nineveh Provincial Council, Kurdistan Democratic ...

Aug 13, 2018
5 min

Iraqi Prime Minister Orders Changes to Security in the Nineveh Plain

On August 2, 2018, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered the full integration of specified units of the Popular Mobilization Units...

Aug 10, 2018
3 min

Kurdish Self-Administration Orders Closure of Assyrian Schools in Northern Syria

The Kurdish self-administration in northern Syria has ordered the closing of Assyrian schools in Derik (Malikiyyah), Syria. Notices were ...

Aug 9, 2018
4 min

Mayor of Tel Keppe Reinstated After Unlawful Dismissal by KDP

As of August 8, 2018, Basim Bello has officially been reinstated as the mayor of Tel Keppe District in the Nineveh Plain, one day after t...

Aug 7, 2018
2 min

API Statement on Assyrian Martyrs Day 2018

August 7 annually is an important day for Assyrians worldwide. Known as Assyrian Martyrs Day, it is a day of remembrance affording the As...

Jul 30, 2018
5 min

Assyrians Stage Protest in Erbil Demanding an End to KDP Interference in Minority Elections

On the morning of July 30, 2018, hundreds of Assyrians gathered outside the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament in Erbil, Iraq to demand an end to...

Jul 17, 2018
5 min

Assyrian Mayor of Alqosh detained and beaten by the Kurdistan Democratic Party

The mayor of Alqosh, Nineveh Plain, Faiez Abed Jahwareh was arbitrarily detained yesterday on Sunday, July 15, 2018 by Kurdistan Regional...

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