Dasko Sherwani, a representative of the Kurdish Regional Government office in Washington, DC, targeted Robert DeKelaita, a prominent Assyrian-American community leader in a public post.
Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission has confirmed that Assyrians and other minority groups will again be eligible for designated minority representation in the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections.
Congressman Darin LaHood called on President Trump to pressure Baghdad on Assyrian rights in a letter issued 16 February, reports Nineveh News, citing increased coordination among Assyrian-American organizations.
Patriarch Louis Sako’s most recent controversial remarks, in which he claimed that each Assyrian church denomination constitutes a separate nation, have triggered strong reactions and appear to have backfired.
U.S. senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal have introduced the Save the Kurds Act, a move that has sparked frustration among Assyrians who once again find themselves absent from international political advocacy.
A statement by a Swedish member of the European Parliament supporting the Kurdish YPG militia has drawn scrutiny after he claimed Syrian government forces were attacking Christians in Aleppo, a claim not supported by available reporting.
In a recent interview with Assyria TV, Belgian Member of Parliament Sam van Rooy spoke at length about Christianity in Europe, immigration, and the situation of Assyrians in the Assyrian homeland.
Mark Savaya, the United States Special Envoy to the Republic of Iraq, has said he intends to help the Assyrian towns and villages in the Nineveh Plain in a recent interview.
The three Assyrian MP:s elected recently to the Iraqi parliament announced the formation of a bloc to represent Assyrians and other non-muslim groups in the country.
Remarks made by Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako during Christmas Mass in Baghdad have sparked controversy in Iraq, after his use of the term “normalization” was interpreted by some as carrying political implications in a country where such language is legally and socially sensitive.
