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...
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Sep 8, 20192 min read
Mass Grave from ISIS Massacres Uncovered in Assyrian Town of Bakhdida, Iraq
A mass grave containing seven sets of adult remains has been discovered in Al-Qiyama cemetery located in the Assyrian town of Bakhdida...
Aug 9, 20194 min read
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...
Aug 5, 20192 min read
Iran-Backed Militia Refuses to Comply with Orders to Withdraw from Nineveh Plain, Stages Protest
Hundreds of protestors believed to be affiliated with Brigade 30 of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) set up blockades in parts of the...
Jul 26, 20192 min read
Assyrian Activist Faces Death Threats After Criticizing KRG Officials
A prominent Assyrian human rights activist residing in Ankawa, Iraq named William Bnyameen Adam—known by his pen name “Khlapieel...
Jun 25, 20198 min read
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...
Jun 21, 20192 min read
New Report Highlights Challenges Faced by Assyrian Refugees in Jordan
Of the millions of refugees in Jordan, little is known about the fate of the ethnic Assyrians among the refugee population. The...
Jun 19, 20192 min read
KRG Intelligence Forces Detain Assyrian Journalist Hormuz Mushi in Dohuk
On Monday, June 17, 2019, Kurdish intelligence forces (Asayish) detained Assyrian journalist Hormuz Mushi in Dohuk, Iraq. As of June 19,...
Jun 14, 20193 min read
API attends Hudson Institute Working Group with Lara Yousif Zara
On June 12, 2019, API Director Reine Hanna attended a meeting of the Working Group on Christians and Religious Pluralism in the Middle...
Mar 11, 20192 min read
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...
Jan 24, 20192 min read
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...
Dec 27, 20185 min read
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, 20182 min read
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...
Sep 12, 20182 min read
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...
Sep 6, 20183 min read
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...
Aug 15, 20183 min read
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, 20185 min read
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 9, 20184 min read
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...
Jul 30, 20185 min read
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 14, 20185 min read
Assyrian Aid Society President Testifies at UN Session on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The eleventh annual session of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) was held in Geneva,...
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