Assyrians in Sydney marked Assyrian Martyrs Day with a series of commemorative events bringing together community leaders, scholars, clergy, young people, and representatives of the Armenian and Greek communities to remember the victims of the Assyrian Genocide and the 1933 Simele Massacre.
On August 7, 2026, Assyrian communities around the world observed the Day of Remembrance for Assyrian Martyrs. On this day, the victims of persecution and mass killings are commemorated, particularly those who perished during the Simele massacre in Iraq in 1933.
Hundreds of members and supporters of three Assyrian political parties gathered in the Nineveh Plains town of Tel Keppe on Wednesday to protest what they described as ongoing demographic change, land seizures, and violations of property rights.
Assyrians in Sydney marked Assyrian Martyrs Day with a series of commemorative events bringing together community leaders, scholars, clergy, young people, and representatives of the Armenian and Greek communities to remember the victims of the Assyrian Genocide and the 1933 Simele Massacre.
The Assyrian cause has gained recognition, but not institutions, argues Marcus Yalcin Be Shao. As the Middle East's geopolitical logic evolves, he thinks it is time to rethink how the case for Assyrian self-government is presented.
Swiss-Assyrian artist Shamiran Istifan is receiving widespread acclaim for her latest exhibition at the Aargauer Kunsthaus, where her installations explore themes of beauty, migration, identity and censorship through striking visual symbolism.
A new academic study offers one of the most extensive multidisciplinary examinations to date of the historical relationship between the designations Assyria, Syria, and Syriac–a question that has occupied historians for centuries.
A New York-based law firm has announced it is investigating potential legal action on behalf of individuals allegedly harmed by extremist groups in the Middle East, according to a recent press release.
A few kilometers east of Mardin, rising from the limestone landscape above the Mesopotamian plain, Deyrulzafaran Monastery remains one of the best-known living centers of the Syriac Orthodox tradition.
What began as a simple idea between friends has grown into what is believed to be the world's first Assyrian Run Club, bringing together hundreds of Assyrians in Sydney and creating a new way for the community to connect through fitness, friendship and shared experiences.
