Assyrian Democratic Organization ADO
A Commentary by Abdulmesih BarAbrahamMunich- ADO– Unlike the Armenians, Assyrians have been late in lobbying for recognition of the Genocide (Seyfo) perpetrated by the Ottoman Turks with the broad support of Kurdish Agas and their militia in 1915. Assyrians (because of confessional labeling in Genocide documents also often referred to …
Read More »The electoral statement of candidate Dr.Taniosn Ebraham Ayo (Category B)
Syria for us all Qamishly-Syria– Syria is the cradle of civilization, alphabet and home for religions . Throughout her long history she has provided a model for integration and interaction of civilizations based on principles of national , cultural , linguistic and religious diversity , historically , embodying the …
Read More »Assyrian delegation participate in European Parliament Conference on Iraqi Turkmen and the crisis in Kerkuk
ADO Mtakasta – Brussels: On 26 and 27 March 2007, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) and the Iraqi Turkmen Human Rights Research Foundation (SOITM), in partnership with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) and the Nonviolent Radical Party (NRP), organized a conference entitled “Iraqi Turkmen: …
Read More »State Department, Iraqi Envoys to Attend Assyrian Forum
State Department officials and the Iraqi ambassadors to the United States and the United Nations are among those scheduled to speak in Ceres on Saturday in front of one of the world’s largest Assyrian organizations. The Assyrian National Congress will hold a two-day conference with about 150 delegates representing 12 …
Read More »US State Department Says Christian Autonomy in Iraq is Being Considered
Iraq’s Christians suffer much from persecution and are fleeing the country. Yesterday Metro published articles on why equally many Iraqi refuges seek shelter in Södertälje, Sweden, as in the entire U.S. Iraq’s non –Muslim minorities, most of them Assyrians (Syriacs and Chaldeans) face systematic cleansing in the shadow of the …
Read More »Conference Calls for Assyrian Federal Region Within Iraq
In the recent political circumstances in Iraq and both the international and regional equations, the conference took place between March 10-12 where the delegates discussed numerous cases concerning the national and patriotic issues in Iraq. On the national level, Assyrians feel that they were marginalized and been purposely distinguished notwithstanding …
Read More »Coalition Calls for Establishing Assyrian Safe Haven in North Iraq
(AINA) — Save Assyria Front, a coalition of Assyrian groups, has called for the establishment of an Assyrian administered region in north Iraq. The coalition issued the following statement: In order to address the complicated circumstances in our region and the fabricated democracy in Iraq resulting in marginalization and exclusion …
Read More »Muslims Forcing Christian Assyrians in Baghdad Neighborhood to Pay ‘Protection Tax’
Baghdad (AINA) — Muslims in the Dora neighborhood of Iraq are forcing Assyrians (also known as Chaldeans and Syriacs) to pay the jizya, the poll tax demanded by the Koran which all Christians and Jews must pay in exchange for being allowed to live and practice their faith as well …
Read More »Two Chaldean Catholic Nuns Stabbed to Death in North Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Two elderly sisters, both Chaldean Catholic nuns, were stabbed to death in their home in Kirkuk, city police reported Tuesday, saying the motive for the attack was not known. Kirkuk police 1st. Lt. Marewan Salih said Fawzeiyah Naoum, 85, and her 79-year-old sister Margaret, were stabbed multiple …
Read More »Assyrian Genocide Conference At the European Parliament
The Ottoman Empire’s widespread persecution of Assyrian civilians during World War I constituted a form of genocide, the present-day term for an attempt to destroy a national, ethnic or religious group, in whole or in part. Ottoman soldiers and their Kurdish and Persian militia partners subjected hundreds of thousands of …
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