Israeli social media personality and commentator Edy Cohen has initiated a conference in Tel Aviv focusing on minorities of the Middle East, including Assyrians.
The U.S. Consulate General in Erbil has come under criticism from Assyrian activists and intellectuals after a social media post about a visit to historical sites in northern Iraq omitted any reference to Assyrian heritage.
In an open letter to Kurdish leader Masrour Barzani, the head of the Assyrian Democratic Movement (ADM), Yacoob Gorgis, raised concerns over the occupation of Assyrian lands and the discrimination faced by Assyrians in northern Iraq.
