Stockholm -- Executive Director of the Assyrian Observatory for Human Rights Jamil Diarbakerli has released a new book titled "Still here, even if only on the map." The book, published by Omidoyo Publishing House, offers a comprehensive legal and political analysis of the current situation in the Middle east and the future of Christians, with an in-depth examination of their circumstances in...
As the sound of weapons grows louder and human stories fade, civilians in Syria -- especially Christians -- once again find themselves trapped between gunfire and the calculations of rival powers. This time, the crisis is unfolding in Gozarto (Jazira) in North and East Syria.
Hah, Turkey -- In the stone-terraced fields of Hah, a centuries-old village in the historical region of Tur Abdin in southeastern Turkey, Benyamin Aydin tends his crops much as his ancestors once did. But farming is only part of his daily labor. The more fragile work happens in conversation, in memory, and in language.
Coinciding with the issuance of Decree No. 13 by President of the Syrian Arab Republic Ahmad al-Sharaa recognizing the rights of the Kurdish people in Syria, the Syriac Union Party in Syria (Gabo d'?uyodo Suryoyo, SUP) held a dialogue seminar on 17 January 2026.
We're in Baghdad. The year is 2004. A young Assyrian named Daniel* climbed into the back of a U.S. Humvee. His flak jacket hung loose, his helmet wobbled on his head. Unlike the soldiers he accompanied, his job wasn't to pull a trigger, it was to translate with precision. Daniel spoke Arabic and English with ease.
As part of ongoing efforts to assess the situation in Syria and to review the condition of Christians in Holeb (Aleppo), Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II carried out a series of visits in the city.