SIMELE

BOTKYRKA, Sweden — The Athra Alliance of Sweden held its annual commemoration of Martyrs day, with special focus on the Simele Massacre of 1933. The commemoration, on Sunday August 10, in the city of Botkyrka, began with a moment of silence for the souls of the martyrs.  Jacob Mirza, representative…

BAGHDEDA, Beth Nahrin – In a solemn and reflective assembly that bridged historical tragedy with contemporary suffering, the Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union party (Huyodo Beth Nahrain Athroyo, HBA) convened a dialogue session in Baghdeda, Nineveh Plain, on Saturday, August 9, 2025. The event focused on commemorating the profound tragedies endured…

BOTKYRKA, Sweden — The Athra coalition of several Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian political parties, Syriac cultural associations, and the Assyrian Church of the East will hold their annual 1933 Simele Massacre commemoration, this Sunday, at the Urhoy Hall in Botkyrka, Sweden.  The commemoration will feature addresses by political party representatives in Eastern and Western dialects of…

ARBA’ILO, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — In a solemn gathering, churches, political groups and local institutions across Iraq yesterday marked the 92nd anniversary of the Simele Massacre. The 1933 Simele Massacre saw thousands of Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian civilians slaughtered by the Iraqi Forces. This year’s commemoration, known as Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian Martyrs Day, reinforced messages of…

ANKAWA, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — On Thursday, 7 August 2025, the Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian people commemorate the solemn anniversary of the Simele Massacre — an atrocity committed by Iraqi Army in 1933 which claimed the lives of thousands and forced tens of thousands to flee, many of whom sought refuge in…

BETH NAHRIN — In a statement commemorating the 92nd anniversary of the 1933 Simele Massacre and the 11th anniversary of the Islamic State’s (ISIS) invasion of Nineveh Plains, the Bethnahrin National Council (Mawtbo Umthoyo d’Bethnahrin, MUB) reaffirmed its commitment to the national struggle and called for greater unity among the…

BETH NAHRIN — As the Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian people around the world prepare to mark the 92nd anniversary of the Simele Massacre on 7 August, the Assyrian Democratic Movement (Zowaa) issued a statement renewing calls for justice, national recognition, and protection of their historic rights in Iraq and Syria. The statement commemorates…

By Joseph Yacoub | Honorary Professor of Political Science, Catholic University of Lyon It is sad to have to conclude that the tragedy of Eastern Christians has a long history. The tragedy of the Assyrians-Chaldeans did not start today. They suffered the Genocide of 1915–1918 under Ottoman rule. And then…

WASHINGTON D.C.— In a historic first, the U.S. Congress hosted an official commemoration on Wednesday for the martyrs of the 1933 Simele Massacre, marking a milestone in the decades-long campaign by Chaldeans-Syriacs-Assyrians to gain international recognition of the atrocity committed against their people in northern Iraq.  According to Rudaw, the…

VITA, Sweden — The Coordination Committee of Political Parties of the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) Community in Sweden, in collaboration with the Assyrian Church of the East, organized a memorial event at Urhoy Hall in Vita, Sweden, to honor the martyrs of the Simele Massacre. The remembrance ceremony began with a solemn…