After the security authorities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) arrested the suspect held responsible for attacking the Assyrian cemetery in Shaqlawa, Arba'ilo (Erbil), and following his admission that he committed the act "under the influence of alcohol," Joseph Sliwa, President of the Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union (Huyodo d'Bethnahrin Athroyo, HBA), dismissed both the arrest and confession...
The Assyrian people in Iraq mourns Colonel Zaid Adel Subaih Jirjis, a police official who was killed on Friday, 19 December, as a result of a shooting in Kerkheslokh (Kirkuk), Iraq, while carrying out his duties.
Ayad Mansour Kyriakos Sakkat, an Assyrian, was killed in the terrorist attack against US forces in Palmyra on 13 December, The Detroit News has reported. Two US soldiers were also killed in the attack and a number were left injured.
Ankara -- The Turkish government under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues to pursue policies of marginalization, exclusion, and neglect toward non-Turkish peoples in the country, as well as their institutions and places of worship, despite repeated appeals from representatives of these communities through official statements and direct engagement with state bodies.
Five Iranian Christians have been sentenced to a combined more than 50 years in prison on charges related to ordinary religious activities such as praying, performing baptisms, taking Communion and celebrating Christmas.
Honoring the martyrs and supporters who gave their lives in the Party's nearly 80-year liberation struggle -- a cause professedly pursued for the benefit of all the region's peoples -- we pay tribute. They range from the pioneering woman martyr Margaret George Shilo to figures such as Malak Chikko, Abu Hikmat, Tuma Tumas, Abu Amel, Jirjis Fathallah, Franso Hariri, Sarkis Aghajan, and many...