ADO – Internet: the Syrian opposition gathered at a conference that took place in Stockholm the 8-10th of October, hosted by the Olof Palme International Center. The conference was called “Unify all efforts to support the Syrian people” and aimed at unifying the opposition’s different fractions and their efforts for …
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Brothers in the Kurdish Future Movement in Syria: The assassination of Mr. Mashaal Tammo, the Spokesman of the Kurdish Future Movement in Syria, on October 7, 2011, was a painful shock to us in the Assyrian Democratic Organization (ADO). We have known him for decades as an activist and a …
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Oktober 2011 Teshrin 6761 Das Geschichtsbuch Sekundarstufe II des türkischen Ministeriums für nationale Ausbildung, das am 03.03.2011 herausgegeben worden ist, enthält rassistische und falsche Angaben über die assyrische Volksgruppe in der Türkei. Auf den Seiten 65-66 werden die Assyrer pauschal als unzuverlässige Staatsbürger hingestellt, Es heißt dort: “In diesem Sinne …
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US expresses its outrage at Security Council for utterly failing to address urgent moral challenge in Syria. By Tim Witcher – UNITED NATIONS ADO-World.org 05-October-2011 Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution threatening action against Syria’s deadly crackdown on protests, opening up bitter international divisions over …
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European nations and United States on collision course with Russia over proposed UN vote condemning Syrian crackdown. ADO-World.org 04-October-2011 Western nations are pressing for the adoption of a UN resolution condemning Syria’s crackdown on anti-government protests despite the threat of a Russian veto. European nations backed by the US were …
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At least nine killed in Syria’s north, as international community scrambles for appropriate response to the violence. ADO-World.org 04-October-2011 Activists say at least nine people have been killed in clashes between Syrian troops and army defectors in the country’s northwest. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the three …
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan says will announce sanctions ‘road map’ after visit to refugee camps in Hatay, plans military exercise in the province; highest-ranking Syria army defector takes refuge in Turkey. ADO-World.org 04-October-2011 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he would set out his country’s plans for sanctions …
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Threat of Russian veto hangs over UN resolution drafted by European nations about softened condemnation of Assad’s crackdown on protests. ADO-World.org 04-October-2011 UNITED NATIONS – European nations will seek a vote Tuesday on a UN Security Council resolution formally condemning the Syrian crackdown on protests not knowing whether Russia will …
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ADO-World.org 03-October-2011 ISTANBUL- Syrian dissidents meeting in Turkey have formally announced the creation of the final Syrian National Council. The structure and aims of this council were announced Sunday at a news conference in Istanbul. Opposition figure and Paris-based Burhan Ghalioun, one of the main opposition figures abroad, read out …
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ADO-World.org ISTANBUL 04-October-2011 The highest-ranking officer to defect from Syria’s armed forces said on Tuesday he had taken refuge in Turkey, denying claims that he had been arrested when Syrian troops overran a rebel stronghold, state-run Anatolian news agency said. "We live in a safe place in Turkey, I am …
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