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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,...
Aug 17, 20202 min read


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...
Aug 7, 20205 min read

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.
Jul 17, 20203 min read


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....
Jun 1, 20202 min read


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...
May 27, 20201 min read


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...
May 3, 20205 min read


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...
Apr 9, 20207 min read


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...
Mar 31, 20202 min read


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...
Feb 11, 20203 min read


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...
Jan 24, 20201 min read

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...
Jan 14, 20202 min read

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...
Jan 10, 20203 min read


New Report: Improving the Status of Assyrians in the Iraqi Constitution
The Assyrian Policy Institute announces the release of "An Iraq for All: Improving the Status of Assyrians in the Iraqi Constitution."...
Jan 2, 20203 min read


Updated: Assyrian Journalist Khlapieel Bnyameen Detained by KRG since October 31
The Assyrian Policy Institute is deeply concerned by the arrest of well-respected Assyrian journalist William Bnyameen Adam, known...
Nov 10, 20191 min read


API Statement on 9th Anniversary of the Our Lady of Salvation Church Massacre
Nine years ago, Assyrians in Iraq witnessed one of the deadliest attacks against their community in recent years, which stole the lives...
Oct 31, 20191 min read


API Statement on Passage of House Resolution 296 Recognizing the Armenian, Greek, Assyrian Genocide
The Assyrian Policy Institute joins with our partner organization the Assyrian American Association of Southern California in welcoming...
Oct 29, 20192 min read

API Statement on Turkish Offensive in Northeastern Syria
The Assyrian Policy Institute condemns the Turkish military incursion into northern Syria and the reported indiscriminate airstrikes...
Oct 10, 20192 min read

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...
Oct 6, 20192 min read


API Director Testifies at USCIRF Hearing on "Religious Minorities' Fight to Remain in Iraq"
On September 26, 2019, API Director Reine Hanna testified at a United States Commission on International Religious Freedom hearing about...
Sep 30, 20192 min read
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