Assyrian news

(AINA) — In a brazen and nearly unbelievable move, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) headed by warlord Masoud Barzani has prevented voting by Assyrian (also known as Chaldean and Syriac) Christians of the Nineveh Plain in northern Iraq. According to a series of reports from inside Iraq, the KDP effectively …

NEW YORK (AP) — Some Iraqi Christians say their kinsmen in Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq weren’t allowed to vote in Sunday’s election. Simon George, co-director of an Assyrian satellite television station, says he received “at least 100 calls” from Assyrians complaining about being deprived of the vote in Christian villages around …

President George W. BushThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.Washington, D.C. 2050025 January 2005 Mr. President: We are writing to express our concern for the future of Christians, Mandaeans, Yazidies and other non-Muslim minorities in Iraq. There are three critical actions that you can take to help guarantee their survival. We …

(AINA) — The Assyrian Universal Alliance-Australia Chapter (AUA) met a number of times with Australian Government Officials and presented detailed letters and submissions expressing its concern about the violent attacks in Iraq targeting their religious places of worship, holy sites, and individual members of religious and ethnic communities. In these …

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The Syrian Catholic Archbishop of Mosul spoke of his deep reflection one day after he was released by kidnappers. With a heart of thankfulness, he acknowledged how the concern of the media and the Pope John Paul, as well as his prayer had saved him quickly from being harmed by …

Lord Carey said they were facing systematic ethnic cleansing which had worsened considerably since the fall of Saddam Hussein. ? Assyrian churches have been the target of attacks, such as this one in Baghdad The mainly Christian community has faced relentless persecution for hundreds of years from the largely Muslim …

Lord Carey said they were facing systematic ethnic cleansing which had worsened considerably since the fall of dictator Saddam Hussein.The mainly Christian community has faced relentless persecution for hundreds of years from the largely Muslim population living alongside them.Lord Carey today joined members of the Assyrian community in London at …

The Assyrian civilisation has a very rich historical background. It has existed since 3,000 BC and was said to be the people of Nineveh where Jonah was sent by God to preach the message of repentance – the people had all turned to God. Therefore, Assyrians have some of the …

The cities in question are: San Diego, CA; Modesto/Turlock; Phoenix, AZ; San Francisco Bay Area/San Jose, CA; Beirut, Lebanon; Fairfield, Australia; and Damascus, Syria. The Iraq OCV web site lists Damascus, Syria as a host country-city location. The petition calls for registration and voting centers in these cities, along with …