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,...
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Aug 7, 20205 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...
Jul 17, 20203 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.
Jun 1, 20202 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....
May 27, 20201 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 3, 20205 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...
Apr 9, 20207 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...
Mar 31, 20202 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...
Feb 11, 20203 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...
Jan 24, 20201 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 14, 20202 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 10, 20203 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 2, 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."...
Nov 10, 20191 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...
Oct 31, 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 29, 20192 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 10, 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 6, 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...
Sep 30, 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...
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