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Dec 9, 20212 min read

Assyrian Short Film GRACE Screened for U.S. Congress

On December 9, 2021, the offices of Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) co-hosted a virtual film...

Nov 15, 20213 min read

KRG police use unlawful force against Assyrian protestors in Simele District, north Iraq

On November 13, 2021, hundreds of protestors from the adjacent Assyrian villages of Shiyyez and Mar Yaqo located in Dohuk Province in the...

Oct 5, 20212 min read

API Announces New Members of Board, Executive Team

The Assyrian Policy Institute is pleased to announce the recent appointments of Sargon Hanna to its Board of Directors and Jamie Bahoura...

Sep 23, 20212 min read

API Welcomes Passage of Sherman Amendment #28 to FY22 NDAA

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Sherman Amendment #28 to H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal...

Aug 7, 20212 min read

API Statement on Assyrian Remembrance Day 2021

August 7th is observed annually by Assyrians as a day of remembrance honoring the memory of all those Assyrians who have fallen victim to...

Jul 23, 20213 min read

API Welcomes Reintroduction of Assyrian Genocide Resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives

The Assyrian Policy Institute announced support for the Assyrian Genocide resolution, House Resolution 550, which was reintroduced in the...

Jul 19, 20213 min read

API to Host Week of Action, August 1-7

This August, the Assyrian Policy Institute will host a Digital Week of Action aimed at bringing greater understanding and awareness to...

May 3, 20212 min read

New cases of Assyrian-owned lands in Ankawa, Erbil appropriated by the Kurdistan Regional Government

The chronic and systematic expropriation of Assyrian land in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) has been a long-term problem that continues...

Apr 24, 20212 min read

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...

Apr 20, 20213 min read

API Concerned by Indefinite Closure of ANB TV Studio in Ankawa by KRG Authorities

The Assyrian Policy Institute is concerned by reports regarding the Kurdistan Regional Government’s indefinite closure of an...

Mar 19, 20212 min read

Assyrian Policy Institute joins the Alliance Against Genocide

The Assyrian Policy Institute (API) announced today that it has joined the Alliance Against Genocide, a global coalition dedicated to...

Mar 12, 20212 min read

Impact Report: API Week of Action 2021

The Assyrian Policy Institute held its first-ever Digital Week of Action between March 1-5, 2021, aimed at bringing greater understanding...

Jan 27, 20212 min read

API to Hold Digital Week of Action Calling for Policy Changes

This March, the Assyrian Policy Institute will host its first-ever Week of Action aimed at bringing greater understanding and awareness...

Jan 21, 20212 min read

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...

Jan 12, 20213 min read

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...

Jan 11, 20213 min read

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...

Oct 26, 20202 min read

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...

Oct 1, 20202 min read

The API announces Virtual Conference

The Assyrian Policy Institute is excited to announce the 2020 API Virtual Conference, which will bring together leaders, policymakers,...

Sep 9, 20203 min read

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...

Aug 29, 20203 min read

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...