Category: Assyrians

Spotlight: Assyrians Without Borders

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An Assyrian Rights interview with Robel Malki, President, Assyrian Without Borders (AWB): – Please describe AWB: when was it established, by whom, and what is the objective or statement of purpose for the organization? AWB was founded in 2007 by …

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Help Save Assyrian Heritage: The Ziyaret Tepe Archeological Project

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The site of Ziyaret Tepe is an ancient Assyrian provincial capital on the river Tigris in southeastern Turkey, 60 km east of Diyarbakir. As an archaeological site it is of exceptional importance, as it is a provincial capital of the …

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Violence in Zakho and Kurdistan’s Response

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A fiery sermon after Friday prayers in Iraq’s Kurdistan region sparked two days of violence as about 100 Kurdish youth burned businesses belonging mainly to Assyrians and Yezidis. The sermon given by Ismael Osman reportedly called on worshipers to attack a Chinese massage parlor, which was …

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Our latest project: AssyrianRights.org

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We are excited to announce the launch of AssyrianRights.org. We are a cross-cultural group of activists, students, and professionals that are concerned for and supportive of Assyrian human rights in addition to the conservation of Assyrian culture, language and history. …

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Podcast: Interview with Iranian Christian activist on persecution of Christians in Iran

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Our latest podcast on Mideast Youth features an interview with a Christian Iranian activist, Firouz Khanjani, whose brother, a pastor, was arrested twice this year in Iran. In the podcast Firouz describes the persecution Christians suffer in Iran, the limitations …

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Christians Enjoy Freedom and Safety in Iraqi Kurdistan

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Salahadin, Erbil – Reports from Mosul indicate that hundreds of Christian families are fleeing the city after a series of terrorist attacks directed at them. The local government of Mosul has never, not even once, not even for a little …

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Assyrian blogger arrested in Syria

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We have been alerted, although without official sources yet, that this blogging journalist (Osama Edward Mousa) was arrested in Syria on the 27th of February by Syrian authorities. No one knows where he was taken or where he’s exactly imprisoned …

Posted in Activism, Assyrians, Civil Rights, Freedom of Speech, Syria | 18 Comments

Assyrian Report on CWN

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaNG6OF3pQE[/youtube] It’s an 8 minute news video, if you have time, please watch it!

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Christian Assyrians Demand Protection, Take to the Streets Around the Globe

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According to the Assyrian International News Agency: (AINA) — A string of demonstrations have been witnessed around the world this summer. The common denominator has been the persecution of the Christian Assyrians (also called Chaldeans and Syriacs) in Iraq. Thousands …

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Christian Minorities in the Islamic Middle East

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According to the Assyrian International News Agency: Welcome to The Religion Report. Stephen Crittenden: The plight of Christian minorities in the Islamic Middle East is one of the 20th century tragedies to which we pay least attention. From the Copts …

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