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...
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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...
Oct 31, 20182 min read
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...
Sep 30, 20182 min read
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...
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 10, 20182 min read
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...
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 30, 20183 min read
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...
Aug 28, 20182 min read
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...
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 10, 20183 min read
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, 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...
Aug 7, 20182 min read
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...
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 17, 20185 min read
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...
Jul 16, 20181 min read
Joint Statement: Assyrian Organizations Call for Recognition of the Simele Massacre of 1933
Four Assyrian organizations—the Assyrian American National Federation, the Assyrian Confederation of Europe, the Centre for...
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,...
Jul 9, 20186 min read
API Response to KRG Statement Denying Unjust Tax Rates, Ordinances in Ankawa
On July 2, 2018, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Cabinet issued an official response to a report published by the Assyrian Policy...
Jun 27, 20183 min read
KRG Imposes Discriminatory New Regulation on Assyrians in Ankawa
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has imposed a discriminatory new regulation requiring all business owners from the...
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