The Kurdish group in control of northeast Syria's Gozarto Region has once again closed down Assyrian schools by force in an attempt to impose its own curriculum.
Activists behind the initiative to establish what they call an Assyrian parliament believe they have taken a historic step. Critics, however, argue it is merely an old, failed formula in new clothing.
Assyrian-American activist Sam Darmo insists his visit to Northern Iraq will bring tangible benefits to the Assyrian people. Yet critics argue that the true beneficiaries are not the oppressed, but their oppressors.
The murder of the 45-year-old Assyrian has shocked Christians in France, with a group now organizing a demonstration in Paris against what they call Christianophobia.
