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Turkish Court sentence a Syriac Assyrian Monk to two years in prison for allegedly collaborating with the PKK. The Assyrian Democratic Organization calls on the judicial authorities to annul the ruling and appeals to human rights organizations to intervene.

07-04-2021 The Fourth Grand Criminal Court in the state of Mardin (southeastern Turkey), in its session on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, sentenced the Syriac Assyrian monk Aho Beligan (Safar) resident of St. Jacob Monastery ( located at a remote mountain in Tur ‘Abdin region), to twenty-five months in prison for …

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Press Release | Peace and Freedom Front to visit Turkey (PFF)

12-11-2020 Press Release Peace and Freedom Front to visit Turkey (PFF) Within the framework of its plan to introduce the Peace and Freedom Front, and to clarify its political objectives to the countries active in the Syrian conflict, a leadership delegation from the PFF, which included: Dawood Daoud, Muhammad Ismael, …

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It’s Time for Cognition for Turkey

Voice of Agos about commemoration of 24 April 1915. ADO-World.org 24-April-2012 The reason why we don’t want to forget the things that happened 97 years ago is not only a matter of paying our tributes to the innocent souls that were lost, but also because of our firm belief in …

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Discriminative Discourse in History Textbooks Upsets Assyrians

ADO-World.org 26-September-2011 (ISTANBUL, Turkey) High school history textbooks for 2011-2012 prepared by the Turkish Ministry of Education include anti-Assyrian statements, resulting in disappointed Assyrians at a time when Turkey has been renewing relations with its minorities by eliminating unfair treatment in all sectors of social and economic life. According to …

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Turkey Working to Prevent House Vote on Armenian Genocide Bill

(ADO-World.org) ANKARA – Turkey is pulling out all the stops to convince US lawmakers not to proceed with a possible vote on the Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.Res.252) in a House vote tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, reported the Turkish Hurriyet Daily News & Economic Review. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan …

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2,700-year-old Royal Loyalty Oath Discovered in Turkey

By Owen Jarus The Independent, UK Friday, 15 October 2010 Archaeologists excavating a 2,700 year old temple at the ancient city of Tayinat, in southeastern Turkey, have discovered evidence that its inhabitants prominently displayed a tablet which bore a pledge of loyalty to the heir of an Assyrian king. The …

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