The Weekly

An Assyrian activist is released after his abduction in Syria, a partnered project between GISHRU and the Assyrian Aid Society Iraq helps Assyrian-owned businesses reopen in northern Iraq and an event in Illinois celebrates local Assyrian elected officials.

An Assyrian church in northern Iraq is damaged by Turkish airstrikes targeting the PKK, the Assyrian Aid Society announces this year’s Mesopotamian Night and the Assyrian Church of the East will hold its first in-person graduation ceremony in Illinois since the pandemic.

A UN Regional Forum scheduled for June will spotlight minority issues in the Middle East, Chicago-based nonprofit Ishtar’s Circle collects donations at a local food pantry and an online memorial tribute honors the life of the late Ashur Sargon Eskrya.

An Assyrian village in northern Iraq empties after intensified Turkish airstrikes, the Etuti Institute partners with Gabbara to renovate Assyrian homes in Armenia and UFC fighter Beneil Dariush secures a win and sets a record.

Seizures of Assyrian-owned properties facilitated by the Kurdistan Regional Government continue, the Shlama Foundation refurbishes a cemetery in a village in northern Iraq and the Assyrian American National Federation announces its 88th Assyrian Convention.

A U.S. House Resolution recognizing the Simele Massacre gets growing support, publishing house Nineveh Press is to publish a collection of Naum Faiq’s works and the Assyrian Community Fund announces plans for its first Teen Leadership Program.

U.S. President Joe Biden recognizes the massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide, the KRG indefinitely shuts down an Assyrian television station in northern Iraq and the Etuti Institute resumes its Annual Leadership Program in the town of Bebedeh.

Airstrikes hit Assyrian-populated regions of northern Iraq, communities call for recognition of the Armenian Genocide ahead of its anniversary and the Assyrian Democratic Movement celebrates 42 years since its establishment.

Assyrians fill government seats in Cook County, Ill., an Assyrian priest in Turkey is sentenced to 25 months in prison and Ashur Sargon Eskrya, president of the Assyrian Aid Society - Iraq, dies at 46.

KRG MP Fareed Yaqoob introduces a draft law recognizing the Simele Massacre, a new documentary film titled Assyria A.D. gets an official Canadian release date and the Nineveh Plain Protection Units monitor Holy Week festivities in Northern Iraq.

Damage at an Assyrian archaeological site in Mosul prompts calls to action and further investigation, Iraq disqualifies overseas citizens from voting in an upcoming election and Assyrians around the world welcome the year 6771.

Arizona recognizes the Assyrian New Year, the Shlama Foundation equips farms in northern Iraq with solar technology and California schools get a new ethnic studies curriculum incorporating Assyrian history.

Residents of Alqosh, Iraq fear displacement at the hands of land sales, Chicago Assyrians run for local office and an Australian clothing brand drops a new Assyrian-inspired collection.

The Illinois General Assembly gets a resolution recognizing the Assyrian Genocide and Simele Massacre, the Homeland Coalition meets for the second time and the pope's visit to Iraq sparks international calls to action.

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko reintroduces a resolution recognizing the Simele Massacre of 1933, the Assyrian Policy Institute kicks off its Digital Week of Action and the Pope prepares for a historic visit to Iraq.

An Assyrian American Association concludes its mental health awareness webinar series, sources confirm the death of an Assyrian Armenian soldier who had fought in the Nagorno-Karabakh war and a new documentary about Assyrian history has an official release date.

A town formerly occupied by ISIS rebuilds its community, social and political challenges send Iraq’s Assyrian population on a steady decline and Valentine’s Day gift boxes in Chicago bring resources to clinics and schools in Iraq.

Assyrians around the world remember three Zowaa members executed by the Saddam Hussein regime, community members and academics honor the legacy of Assyrian nationalist Naum Faiq and UFC fighter Beneil Dariush snags both an award and a win this week.

In this week’s episode, hear about the postponed trial of an Assyrian priest indicted in Turkey, an open letter from the Iraqi Christian Relief Council and other organizations to Turkish authorities regarding the case of a kidnapped Assyrian couple and the current status of the Shlama Foundation’s project bringing solar energy to the Nineveh Plain. Correction: An earlier version of this episode sa...

This week, hear about why the University of California at Berkeley is facing backlash from the Assyrian community, how an Assyrian Student Association is getting winter clothing to Iraq and what an Assyrian Church of the East Bishop has to say about the COVID-19 vaccine. 

In this week’s episode, catch up on a report from The Assyrian Policy Institute on the effects of Turkey’s ongoing conflict with the PKK, a resolution introduced to the Arizona House of Representatives calling for recognition of the Simele Massacre of 1933 and the Assyrian Aid Society of Iraq's recognition by the Iraqi Directorate of NGOs for its role in the country’s pandemic relief efforts.

Welcome to your audio source for Assyrian news. This week, hear about ACERO’s aid distribution in northern Iraq, Etuti Institute’s Christmas toy drive in Armenia and a Chicago Assyrian’s bid for local office.