Diaspora Dialogues
Join us for an enriching afternoon of conversation and reflection at ACSYA’s "Diaspora Dialogues," a panel event dedicated to exploring the experiences and insights of Assyrians in diaspora who have recently traveled back to the homeland, Assyria. Centered around the theme of "Renewal and Revival – Past, Present, and Future," this event will delve into the significance of reconnecting with our roots and the enduring spirit of our heritage.
Assyrian Remembrance Day
Assyrian Remembrance Day, also known as Assyrian Martyrs Day, is held on 7 August each year to commemorate Assyrian victims of genocide, persecution, and oppression throughout history. This includes the systematic massacres in Bohtān, Hakkâri, Ṭūr ʿAbdīn, the Nineveh Plain, and Ūrmīyā between 1828 and 1847, as well as the genocidal campaigns that followed in 1895–1896, 1909, and between 1914 and 1925, carried out first by the Ottoman Empire and its successor state, the Republic of Turkey, the Simele Massacre of 1933 in the then Kingdom of Iraq, and the massacre that followed at Ṣorīyā in 1969 under Iraq's Baʿath regime.