Monthly Archives: January 2010

Chaldeans Americans Ask KRG to Devote Attention and Priority to Displaced Iraqi Christians; Plan Trade Mission to Kurdistan Washington, DC – The plight of Chaldean Assyrian Syriac families in Iraq was the topic of a meeting with Mr. M. Barzani, President of the Kurdish Regional Government of…

A draft of a CoE report titled “Freedom of religion and other human rights for non-Muslim minorities in Turkey and for the Muslim minority in Thrace,” by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, criticized both Greece and Turkey for their treatment of their respective minorities and offered recommendations to solve problems.…

  The 27th January, exactly two years after the desecration of our Armenian Genocide Monument , was an historic day for the Wales and the Recognition of the 1915 Genocide of Assyrians and Armenians. The road to Genocide recognition, which began on 24th April 2001, when Rhodri Morgan, then First Minister), laid flowers in…

by E Brikha 25/01/2010 Close to 500 Assyrians celebrated Australia day yesterday night at the Nineveh Lounge centre in Sydneys western suburb of Edensor Park. The national holiday was celebrated early on Sunday with worldwide Assyrian star Sargon Gabriel who performed along with seven other local Assyrian Australian artists.…

City: Komotini, Greece Both Greece and Turkey should treat all their citizens who are members of religious minorities according to the standards of the European Convention on Human Rights – rather than invoking “reciprocity” under the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne as a basis for refusing to implement some rights.…

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe calls Turkey for a series of measures regarding religious minorities to be implemented throughout the coming twelve months. A progress report is expected by February 2011. Tolga KORKUT The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (ACPE) passed a document on…

By Asbarez Staff CARDIFF, Wales (Combined Sources)—Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones on Wednesday lead events in the capital, Cardiff, marking Holocaust Memorial Day. In his remarks, Jones also paid homage to the victims of the Armenian Genocide and drew parallels between the two atrocities.…

Calls for Political Pressure to Stop Anti-Christian Persecution MOSUL, Iraq, JAN. 28, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The new archbishop of Mosul of the Chaldeans is underlining his mission to bring hope to the persecuted and suffering Christians in his region.…

Mosul, Iraq, Jan 27, 2010 / 09:09 pm (CNA).- The new Archbishop of Mosul, replacing his kidnapped predecessor who died in captivity, says his mission is to give “hope and confidence” to persecuted Iraqi Christians who face bombings, killings and other pressures to leave the city, an ancient center of Christianity.…

New Archbishop of Mosul assesses the outlook for Christians By John Pontifex THE man who has become the world’s youngest Catholic archbishop has spoken of his “hopes and confidence” as he takes up his role as shepherd to some of Iraq’s most persecuted Christians.…

By Matthew Lickona The circular interior of St. Ephrem’s church might serve as an eclectic museum of Catholic devotional art. So many styles, drawn from so many traditions: a golden mosaic rendering of the icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help; sweetly pious etchings of…

Sources tell AsiaNews that the anti-Christian “persecution continues amid general indifference”. They say, “Christians live in panic” and want to leave the city, convinced that the attackers “are not ordinary criminals”. For them, the attacks hide “clear political plans”.…

These develpments , which will increase the moral pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown, took place this week after lobbying from Armenia Solidarity, a Welsh-based organisation supported by Nor Serount Cultural Association.and Seyfo Centre .Dr Bob Spink kindly acceeded to their request in December for a motion in the…

One of the oldest sects in the world is still fleeing sectarian violence for the West I have usually found that the closer a religious Christian, Jew or Muslim comes to the Middle East, the madder they become. The most avuncular Shropshire vicar, the kindest Jewish moderate, the most secular Muslim – dump them within…

  The small Welsh-Armenian Community will be supporting the Welsh National Holocaust Day Event in City Hall, Cardiff at 1 p.m. to the best of our ability   . Two years ago the Armenian Genocide monument in the garden of the Temple of Peace, King Edward VIII Ave was desecrated during the early hours on…

Iraqi Christians put their case for fair treatment by the UK government on Hrant Dink Day(19th January) in the House of Commons this week. Together with Turks, Armenians and Kurds, they remembered the sacrifice of Hrant Dink who was gunned down in Istanbul three yeards ago. Lord Wallace of Saltire and Lord Hylton were present…

We thank all the media, print, audio and visual, and all workers on the services provided by the delivery of news to its readers, listeners and viewers loved one. We ask them to continue to serve the good and constructive one, and thus better serve the citizen and our beloved Iraq.…

Assyrian monument, artists impression by StreetCorner 21/01/2010 Fairfield Council has approved a monument commemorating Assyrian genocide despite opposition from the Turkish community and Federal Foreign Minister Stephen Smith.…

MOSUL, Iraq, JAN. 19, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Sunday was bittersweet for Mosul Catholics, who celebrated the arrival of their new archbishop while also mourning the murder of one of the faithful. Archbishop Emil Shimoun Nona, whose election as the archbishop of Mosul of the…

Yesterday an armed group killed a 45 year-old businessman. It is the second murder in less than 24 hours. Witnesses said security forces were at the scene but did not intervene. AsiaNews sources: they blame al Qaeda, but Christians are victims “of the power struggle” between Arabs and Kurds. Mosul – The second targeted attack…