Assyrians in History

(AINA) -- This is a collection of historical references to Assyrians, from the earliest times to the 20th century. Map showing Assyria, 1729 A.D. ...

Assyrian Genocide Monument Unveiled in Germany

Pohlheim, Germany (AINA) -- An Assyrian genocide monument was unveiled yesterday in Pohlheim, Germany. The monument commemorates the Assyrians who were killed in the Turkish genocide of Assyrians, Greeks and Armenians between 1915 and 1918. The genocide targeted the Christian subjects of the Ottoman Empire and claimed the lives of 750,000 Assyrians (75%), 1 million Greeks and 1.5 million Armenians.

U.S. House of Representatives Passes Resolution Recognizing Armenian, Assyrian, Greek Genocide

(AINA) -- In a landmark vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Resolution 296, which recognizes the genocide of Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks by the Ottoman Empire during World War one. The resolution received 405 yeas, 11 nays, 3 present, and 13 not voting, with 226 Democrats, 178 Republicans and 1 independent voting yes.

US Attorneys May Have Violated Constitutional Rights, Immigration Law in Prosecuting Assyrian Lawyer

By Ashur Shirsha

Chicago (AINA) -- In September of 2014, Attorney Robert DeKelaita was indicted for helping a handful of Assyrian (also known as Chaldean or Syriac) asylum seekers obtain asylum. The government, represented by the US Attorney's Office, alleged that the means used to obtain asylum for the handful of the witnesses chosen to testify against DeKelaita was fraudulent.

Auroral Observations in Assyrian Astrological Reports

(AINA) -- A paper published in 2019 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters shows the earliest known record of auroral observations were made by Assyrians circa 660 BC. According to the abstract of the paper: Auroral records found in historical archives and cosmogenic isotopes found in natural archives have served as sound proxies of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and solar energetic particles...

Spanish Journalist Held for One Month Warns of Kurdish Government Repression

(AINA) -- Freelance journalist Ferran Barber was warned by the Kurdish authorities that any foreigner who enters the Assyrian valley of Nahla without permission will be imprisoned for months or years. The Spanish researcher was informed about this new regulation after being imprisoned for one month by the Kurdish Internal Security, Asayish.