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AINA) — Attacks against Assyrian Christian civilians (also known as Syriacs and Chaldeans) residing in the Nineveh Plain, north Iraq, have recently escalated at the hands of local Iraqi police as well as Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) paramilitary security squads. On June 30, 2006 three Iraqi Police loyal to the …
Read More »3000 Chaldeans Seek Better Life in Lebanon
Courtesy of ADN Kronos International6 June 2006 (ZNDA: Beirut) Impoverished and living in Lebanon illegally – many of the 3,000 Iraqi Chaldean Christians who have fled their homeland now dream of a better future abroad with Australia the most desired destination. Most of the refugees left Iraq in the wake …
Read More »“Speaking with One Voice”:1915 Genocide Commemoration in Germany
By Abdulmesih BarAbraham reporting from Germany (ZNDA: Munich) Under the motto ?Speaking with One Voice? the Assyrian Democratic Organisation, the Association of Pontos-Greeks in Munich and the Armenian Council in Germany invited to a commemoration of the anniversary of the genocide of Christians in Turkey. The event took place on …
Read More »Assyrian Author Testifies Before House Committee on Condition of Assyrians in Iraq
AINA) — Rosie Malek-Yonan, an Assyrian and author of The Crimson Field, testified before the House Committee on International Relations today on the condition of Assyrians in Iraq. My name is Rosie Malek-Yonan. I am not a politician. I am not a member of any political group or organization. I …
Read More »Two questions about the assyrians, to the Swedish Foreign MinisterJan Eliasson (English, Svenska)
English The speaker of the Turkish parliament Bulent Arinc visited the Swedish parliament on May 9th. He was closely petitioned by Assyrian organizations, his speech at the parliament, full of promises, has drawn Kerstin Lundgren?s (C) attention. Lundgren asked these questions to the Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan …
Read More »Continuing Persecution Renews Calls for Assyrian Safe-Haven in Iraq
(AINA) — Assyrian Christians (also known as Chaldeans and Syriacs) continue to be targeted within Iraq. Recent attacks have highlighted the varied groups perpetrating the attacks. On March 17, 2006, Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) paramilitaries broke into Mr. Slewo David Simon’s home in Batnaya, a Christian town in Northern Iraq. …
Read More »Prisoners being held without trial in Syria
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1594/06 by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission Subject: Prisoners being held without trial in Syria The Assyrian Democratic Organisation has forwarded me an appeal concerning the situation of Yacoub Hanna Shamoun, who has been held for over 20 years in the Al-Saydnais prison in Syria. …
Read More »ADO? holds political meetings in Paris with Syrian opposition forces
Europe– ADO: Within the framework of political activities of ADO in Europe, the political bureau ,Europe branch , represented by comrade Abe al-Ahad Stefan and Sa?aid Lahdo, met on Sunday 14/05/2006 in Paris with Mr.Hasan Abed al-Azim the offdicial spokesperson of National Democratic during his visit to France following …
Read More »ADO calls for the release of Michel Kilo and his other friends
ADO calls for the release of Michel Kilo and his other friends, signatories of Damascus ?Beirut Declaration ???? Europe- ADO: In this very delicate period of the Syrian history, as the country is facing tremendous challenges and pressures from outside, and while the Syrian people is looking forward to real …
Read More »The Genocide of 1915: Hypocrisy as a Cornerstone of the Kurdish Narrative
Abdulmesih BarAbrahamGermanyI much appreciated Nuri Kino?s guest editorial appearing in the May 6, 2006 issue of Zinda Magazine, and his perceptive comments about Kurdish selective amnesia. Nuri draws from personal encounters in Sweden (where he currently lives), and other exchanges in the course of his travels to Hasno Kifo (Hasankeyf, …
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