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Jun 7, 2017
3 min

U.S. House Unanimously Provides Emergency Relief to Genocide Survivors in Iraq & Syria

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R.390, the bipartisan Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act of 2017, reported the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly). H.R. 390, spearheaded by Helsinki Commission Co-Chair Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Religious Minorities in the Middle East Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), provides emergency relief to survivors of genocide in Iraq and Syria and provides accountabilit

Jan 16, 2017
4 min

Reps. Smith and Eshoo Reintroduce Emergency Bipartisan Bill to Help Genocide Survivors

Smith-Eshoo Bill Will Provide Emergency Relief to Christians and Other Religious Minorities Who Survived ISIS Genocide Following his December 2016 mission to Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq to meet with Christian survivors of ISIS genocide, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) reintroduced on January 10 their bipartisan legislation to provide emergency relief to survivors of genocide and ensure accountability for perpetrators. The Iraq and Syria Genocide E

Dec 19, 2016
2 min

Turkey Unsafe for Diplomats and Foreign Visitors

Turkish Terrorism Continues while ISIS Operates within Border Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov speaks at a gallery in Ankara on December 19, just before a gunman (left) opened fire. On December 19, Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov was fatally shot after delivering a speech at an art gallery in Ankara. The gunman reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” and said in Turkish “We die in Aleppo, you die here” during the shooting which left Ambassador Andrei Karlov dea

Mar 17, 2016
2 min

U.S. Confirms Crimes Committed by ISIS are Genocide

Assembly Urges Obama Administration to Affirm Armenian Genocide WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Secretary of State John Kerry stated that ISIS (Daesh) is “responsible for genocide,” against groups in Syria and Iraq, including Yezidis, Christians, and Shia Muslims. The recognition was prompted by H.Con.Res.75, which includes Armenians as one of the Christian groups persecuted by ISIS. “We know that in areas under its control, Daesh has made a systematic effort to destroy the cultura

Mar 17, 2016
1 min

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Recognizes ISIS Genocide Against Christians

Today, Secretary of State John Kerry announced that U.S. State Department believes ISIS (also known as Daesh) is committing genocide against Christians, as well as other religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria, meeting the congressional deadline. #Genocide #USStateDepartment #ISIS #Christians #JohnKerry

Mar 15, 2016
2 min

U.S. House of Representatives Recognizes and Condemns Genocide Committed By ISIS Against Christians

Armenians Specifically Named as a Victim Group Father Yeprem Kelegian, Armenian Assembly of America Executive Director Bryan Ardouny, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI), and Archbishop Vicken Aykazian WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the House unanimously passed a resolution condemning the atrocities committed by ISIS as genocide against Christian, Yezidi, and other religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria. Spearheaded by the House Caucus for Religious Minorities in

Dec 14, 2015
2 min

List of Assyrian, Armenian, and Other Churches Destroyed in Syria

Tel Shamiram village after the liberation (Syriac Military Council MFS). (AINA) – The following is a list of Assyrian churches and monasteries in Syria that have been destroyed by ISIS and other Muslim groups. Also included is a list of non-Assyrian churches that have been destroyed. Attacks on Christians in Syria began almost immediately after the Syrian civil war began. The attacks have targeted villages, churches monasteries and the clergy, and have been perpetrated by Al-

Nov 12, 2015
1 min

Stepanakert Airport Could be of Help in Fight against ISIS

(Massis Post/Tert.am) – The airport in Nagorno-Karabakh’s capital, Stepanakert, could be used for the Russian space defense forces’ anti-terrorist operations against the Islamic State, President Bako Sahakian said today in Moscow. “Artsakh is ready to join the fight against international terrorism,” Bako Sahakian told a news conference devoted to the Artsakh days in Russia, Regnum news agency reports. Referring to the history of the 1990’s liberation battle, he said his count

Jun 22, 2015
3 min

Reps. Fortenberry, Eshoo, Denham Call on White House to Direct Assistance to Persecuted Christians

By Haig Hengen (@haighengen) AAANews Blog June 22, 2015 Last week, Reps. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Jeff Denham (R-CA) issued a joint statement after meeting with the White House National Security team to urge assistance to persecuted Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East. The lawmakers suggested a three-pillar approach, which follows the Armenian Assembly of America’s House Appropriations testimony earlier this year, such as huma

Jun 15, 2015
5 min

The Assembly Agenda: This Week in Washington DC: June 2-5, 2015

By Taniel Koushakjian (@Taniel_Shant) AAANews Blog June 2, 2015 Congress returns this week with a full slate, US aid to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh is under consideration, and Turkish parliamentary elections are slated for June 7. Welcome to the Assembly Agenda, your guide to Armenian American issues in Washington, DC. A lot has happened this year with the Armenian Genocide centennial commemorations taking place around the world. With everything going on, it’s easy to forget

Feb 27, 2015
1 min

Armenian Assembly Condemns Kidnapping, Murder of Assyrian Christians

The Assembly, and the Armenian American community stand with the Assyrian people across the globe, and condemns the horrific murder and kidnapping of Assyrian Christians and other minorities by ISIS. The horrors taking place today in Syria and the Middle East remind us of the events that occurred in that same land 100 years ago, the Armenian Genocide. Learn more at www.armenian-assembly.org. #Genocide #Syria #ISIS #ArmenianGenocide #Christian #Assyrian #MiddleEast

Jun 19, 2014
2 min

AAA Interns Raise Armenian-American Issues at 5th Annual Middle East Institute Conference on Turkey

By Mariam Pashayan, Crystal Densmore and Lena Krikorian The following questions were raised by Armenian Assembly of America summer interns Mariam Pashayan and Crystal Densmore at the Middle East Institute’s 5th annual conference on Turkey, held a the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Monday, June 16, 2014: Mariam Pashayan to Dr. Saban Kardas, Associate Professor of International Relations at TOBB University of Economics and Technology (Ankara, Turkey): “Regarding reg