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BRUSSELS — The European Syriac Union (ESU) strongly criticized the European Parliament for hosting Asaad al-Shaibani, Foreign Minister of the Syrian Transitional Government (STG), during the Brussels IX Donors’ Conference. In a statement and a public demonstration, the ESU denounced both the visit and Europe’s support for the STG. Al-Shaibani,…

BRUSSELS — Member of European Parliament Nikolas Farantouris for Greece’s Coalition of the Radical Left (Sinaspismós Rizospastikís Aristerás – Proodeftikí Simachía, SYRIZA), a member of The Left (GUE/NGL) group, called on key European Union officials to take immediate and decisive action to halt ethnic cleansing and human rights violations in…

GIESSEN, Germany — To commemorate International Women’s Day on 8 March, the Bethnahrin Women’s Union (Huyodo d’Neshe d’Bethnahrin, HNB), in partnership with the Democratic Assyrian Women’s Organization (DAWU) and the Syriac German Club, hosted a public seminar in Giessen, Germany. The event brought together representatives from Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) political parties…

GÖPPINGEN, Germany — The European Syriac Union (ESU) hosted a dialogue seminar in Göppingen, Germany, focusing on the latest developments in Syria and their implications for the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people. Held at St. Jacob of Serugh Church, the event was moderated by Tuma Çelik, a prominent member of the ESU…

Across several European cities, Teshmeshto prayers were held by Church clergy in honor of martyr of the Bethnahrin National Council (Mawtbo Umthoyo D’Bethnahrin, MUB) Hawro (Comrade) İzla Neriman Özgun. Clergy members and MUB representatives highlighted her significant contributions across various fields in Beth Nahrain (Mesopotamia) and Europe, emphasizing her unwavering…

SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden — On Sunday, in Södertälje, Sweden, the European Syriac Union (ESU) and the Assyrian Monitor for Human Rights (AMHR) convened the Syrian Christian Consultative Meeting, bringing together independent Christian leaders from across the region. Participants emphasized that building Syria’s future requires a fair political system and a constitution…

STOCKHOLM – The Christian Syriacs (Arameans-Assyrians-Chaldeans) of Iraq and Syria have had to endure quite a lot in the last few decades. They have this in common with other population groups, of course, but for the Syriacs the situation is even more dire, as is evident from the words of…

STRASBOURG, NINEVEH PLAINS, France Iraq — Sarod Al-Maqdisi, a political bureau member of the Assyrian Democratic Movement (Zowaa), addressed the European Parliament, emphasizing the need for governments to adopt strategies that protect and strengthen the presence of ethnic and religious minorities. He called for new administrative frameworks to safeguard their…

WASHINGTHON D.C. – Vice President J.D. Vance has been clear about America’s intentions toward Syria’s Christian and other religious and ethnic components. In an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, he said he wants to avoid the disappearance of Syria’s historic Christian community. He wants to avoid in Syria the…

BOSTON — The Director General of Syriac Culture and Arts, Kaldo Ramzy Oganna, delivered a lecture titled Preserving and Promoting the Culture of Chaldeans–Syriacs–Assyrians in Contemporary Iraq at Harvard University’s Emerson Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The lecture, hosted at the invitation of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and…