Recognice the Assyrian Genocide

Scholars Call for Israeli Recognition of the Assyrian Genocide

…ion in Germany and European Sections (Germany) Assyrian Genocide Research Center — Seyfo Center Assyrian Institute of Belgium (Belgium) American Mesopotamian Organization (USA) Assyrian Solidarity Association (Switzerland) Assyrian Universal Alliance (Australia & New Zealand Region) Assyrian Youth Federation (Sweden) Australian Assyrian Arts and Literature Foundation (Australia) Beth-Nahrin Cultural Club (Australia) Diyarbakir TurAbdin Assyrian As… Weiterlesen

Die Assyrer werden auch im Irak weiterhin nicht in Frieden gelassen

Chaldean Church Bombed in North Iraq

…nst Muhammad. The explosion in front of the Chaldean cathedral caused only material damage. Since September 21 was appointed an International Day of Peace, a group of young people launched day of fasting on Saturday, a holiday in Iraq, asking for peace in the city of Kirkuk and across the country. The day also had moments of prayer. Speaking to young people, the archbishop said the Church in Iraq, is according to the word’s of St Paul: „… afflicte… Weiterlesen

Terrorist attack on Assyrian school and hospital

Car Bomb Explodes in the New Assyrian Quarter in Aleppo

…arian institutions in Aleppo. Thank God that the damage sustained was only material and no precious lives were lost. Naturally, the fear, traumatization and horror this explosion imposed on the vulnerable elderly, recovering injured, convalescing patients, and dedicated, overstretched medical staff of these institutions are incalculable. We unreservedly condemn and denounce the escalation of these armed manifestations, and all kinds of shelling an… Weiterlesen

European Commission must put its Commitments into Practice

EU Human Rights Policy Report Promises More Protection for Minorities

…policy on the Freedom of Religion or Belief, which is so fundamental to a free society. EU must deliver on its commitments by addressing human rights violations against Iraqi minorities The Assyria Council of Europe (ACE) welcomes the European Parliament’s step towards a better protection of minorities. However, the European Union must go beyond rhetoric and deliver on its commitments. The European Commission, in particular the European External… Weiterlesen

Syria

Leaving Home: Muslim Rebels Drive Christians Out of Syria

…n rival Syrian opposition factions and 12 Islamic groups that had left the Free Syrian Army. That fact scared all non-Muslims. As well it should. I opened my Facebook account, and saw that a friend, Nicholas Al-Jeloo, had posted news about the Sept. 21 murder in Tabqa, in Syria’s al-Raqqah province, of a 26-year-old Assyrian man named Ninar Odisho. I picked up the phone and called Al-Jeloo. He’s an Australian-born Assyrian with a Ph.D. in modern A… Weiterlesen

Attiya Gamri

Zinda Magazine’s Assyrian of the Year

…understood the vision of the Assyrian leaders before her: Assyrians need a free Assyria. From that moment on she began working more diligently to regain the political and human rights of the Assyrians in Assyria. Soon after her return from Iran she was coordinating programs and television shows in both Eastern and Western Syriac (Aramaic) in an effort to bridge the gap between the two Assyrian linguistic communities in Europe and elsewhere. The fo… Weiterlesen

Assyrian journalist wins two years in a row

Nuri Kino secures his position as one of Europes most important investigative journalists.

…lliterate and I made it this far, you should do it too, but nothing is for free, you must work very hard”. And his final notes were: ”I’m a proud immigrant, I’m a proud Assyrian and I’m a proud Swede. But I’m a human being foremost and together we can bridge all barriers”. The motivation of the jury was the following: Because he’s an excellent journalist who digs deep in order to expose injustices both in Sweden and the international community. He… Weiterlesen

AJM Spendenaktion

Für assyrische Schulen in Assyrien

…n Tischen zu sitzen. Auch die Lehrer müssen mit viel zu wenig und defektem Material, wie etwa kaputte Tafeln, ihren Unterricht gestalten. Und dies sind nur wenige Beispiele, die zeigen, dass ihre Lage akut und existenzbedrohlich ist und dass sie auf eine schnelle und effektive Hilfe angewiesen sind. Der Trailer zum Dokumentarfilm über diese Schulen „20 Miles Closer To Nineveh“ zeigt einen ersten Eindruck davon. Diesen Film hat der AJM mit Hilfe se… Weiterlesen