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Joint statement on the Syrian presidential elections

13-05-2021 The Syrian regime insists on holding presidential elections, on May 26, with the same means and methods that it has been practicing for decades against the will of the Syrian people, and with disregard to any national, political, and moral consideration toward the tragedy that is currently taking place …

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Statement on the 106th Anniversary of Sayfo

24-04-2021 Statement on the 106th Anniversary of Sayfo On the twenty-fourth of April, every year, our Assyrian people invoke the memory of the genocide (Sayfo) that still lives in the conscience and memory of our people with all their appellations. This crime claimed hundreds of thousands of victims of our …

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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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Statement | The Babylonian-Assyrian New Year (Akitu) 6771.

31-03-2021   The Assyrian people in Syria and all over the world renew their connection to their ancient civilizational and heritage, as well as, their relationship with the mother-land through the celebration of a national holiday, April 1st, the Babylonian-Assyrian New Year (Akitu); thus continuing a rich legacy that is …

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The Assyrian Democratic Organization honors the Syrian Revolution.

14-03-2021 The Assyrian Democratic Organization honors the Syrian Revolution. Ten years ago, in mid-March of 2011 the Syrian people, with all its religious sects, national groups, and class diversity, revolted against their Government to get rid of the dictatorial regime and corruption with the hope to build a society where …

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