The expatriate Syriac Christian community in Europe has rolled into action to create greater public awareness of the alleged Syriac genocide of 1915 with plans to erect a genocide memorial in the Armenian capital of Yerevan in April. Weiterlesen
(AINA) — The Assyrian Genocide Research Center (Seyfo), based in Sweden, has sent a letter to Serzh A. Sargsyan, the President of the Republic of Armenia, urging Armenia to officially recognize the Assyrian genocide, which occurred simultaneously with the Armenian Genocide. Assyrians, Armenians and Greeks were all victims of genocide between 1914 and 1923, a campaign which aimed, and succeeded, in cleansing the Ottoman Empire of most of it’s Christian subjects. Nearly three million Assyrians, Armenains and Greeks were killed during that period. The letter was signed by 36 organizations and 22 scholars. Here’s is the text of the letter. Weiterlesen
In a significant milestone for efforts towards the worldwide recognition of the Assyrian genocide, nearly thirty internationally renowned holocaust and genocide scholars, and Assyrian and Greek social, cultural and religious groups, have written to the Israeli Knesset calling for the inclusion of Assyrians and Greeks in the Knesset’s forthcoming legislation on remembrance of the Armenian genocide. Weiterlesen
An Assyrian Genocide monument was erected on Sunday, October 30 in Saint-Brice Paris in memory of Assyrian victims of genocides, including the the Turkish genocide of Assyrians in World War One, which claimed 750,000 Assyrian lives (75%). The monument is the second to be erected in France. The first was erected in Sarcelles. Weiterlesen
Der Assyrische Mesopotamien Verein Augsburg e. V. durfte am 01.05.2010 einen ehrenwerten Gast zu einem Vortrag begrüßen. Dieser war kein anderer als der anerkannte Malfono Sabri Atman vom Seyfo Center. Der Seyfo-Experte hielt einen Vortrag über den Völkermord von 1915 an den Assyrern (Suryoye), Armeniern und Pontos-Griechen im damaligen Osmanischen Reich. Dabei ging er insbesondere auf die Entwicklungen dieses, für die Türkei, „Tabuthema“ ein. Nach dem Vortrag hatte bethnahrin.de die Möglichkeit ein Interview mit Malfono Sabri zu führen. Ein konkreter Bericht sowie Videoausschnitte des Vortrages kommen ebenfalls bald online. Weiterlesen
The Resolution passed by the Swedish Parliament on 11 March 2010 stating that, during the First World War, Armenians, Assyrians, and the Pontus Greeks were subjected to genocide has been applauded by organisations representing the victims all over the world. Weiterlesen