Ankawa, Iraq -- In yet another episode of violations, land seizures, injustice, and the cutting off of livelihoods through indirect means targeting the Assyrian people in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), the Governor of Erbil issued a decision to shut down the Montana Cafe in Ankawa, owned by an Assyrian, after he expelled a Kurdish young man from the premises.
Badibe, Turkey -- The village of Badibe, one of the historic villages of the Tur Abdin region, is witnessing intensive preparations ahead of the opening of its new cultural center, scheduled to take place on 24 May in the presence of religious and social figures, as well as residents from across the region.
Milan -- The "most important responsibility" is to be "the father of all" and to "maintain unity" among bishops, priests, religious and the faithful, to whom "strength" must be imparted to face the many challenges of "a world living in fear". This is what the new Patriarch of the Chaldeans of Baghdad, Paul III Nona, emphasises to AsiaNews.
The ongoing electoral process in Syria's Hasakah Governorate is taking on an intensely crisis-driven dimension, as the developments surrounding the sub-elections for the first session of the "People's Assembly" have turned into a tool for consolidating dominance and reproducing mechanisms of political exclusion in the post-Assad era.
Canberra -- Australia's Yezidi and Syriac communities are expressing deep concern following the recent return of several women and children linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) from detention camps in northern Syria, reopening painful memories of the extremist group's campaign of violence and genocide across Iraq and Syria.
The statement, released on 17 May 2026 by the Assyrian Democratic Movement, and signed by two other smaller Assyrian groups, described the recent actions as "a clear attempt to impose a new demographic reality" in violation of the Iraqi Constitution and previous official decisions. The ADM warns that the measures threaten the historical presence of the Assyrian people in the Nineveh Plain.