SYDNEY — Suraye (Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian) organizations and institutions in the homeland of Beth Nahrin (Mesopotamia) and the diaspora held commemorative events to mark Assyrian Martyrs’ Day and the 93rd anniversary of the Simele Massacre, carried out by the Iraqi Army in cooperation with its British counterpart against members of the Suraye people. Among the events was a commemoration organized in Sydney by…

CANBERRA — The Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean), Armenian, and Greek communities in the Australian capital of Canberra commemorated the 111th anniversary of the Sayfo Genocide committed against the Syriac, Armenian, and Greek peoples under the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1923. The official ceremony, held on Thursday, 2 July, brought together a broad range of diplomatic, political, and academic figures, alongside representatives of civil society organizations.

CANBERRA — Representatives of Armenian, Suroye (Syriac–Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean), and Greek communities renewed their campaign for Australia’s federal recognition of the 1915 genocides during a day of meetings with lawmakers at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday. The delegation was organized by the Joint Justice Initiative (JJI), a coalition established in 2020 by the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU), the Assyrian National Council–Australia (ANCA), and the Australian Hellenic Council (AHC) to jointly advocate for recognition of the mass killings and deportations of Armenians, Suroye, and Greeks in the Ottoman Empire during the First World War and its aftermath.

URISHLEM — Israel has suspended a planned parliamentary vote that would have formally recognized the Sayfo Genocide 1915, which acknowledges only the Armenian victims, delaying a decision that many had viewed as a historic shift in Israeli policy and prompting renewed calls for equal recognition of the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) and Pontic Greek genocides. An Israeli official confirmed that the vote in the Knesset had been postponed ahead of the legislature's summer recess and the country's 27 October national elections, leaving last month's unanimous Cabinet decision without the force of formal state recognition.

The California State Assembly adopted House Resolution 97 recognizing the April 24, 1915 start of the Armenian Genocide and declaring solidarity with survivors and descendants; the resolution drew broad floor statements and was adopted by voice vote after 66 coauthors were added.

Activistas critican la impunidad de Azerbaiyán por el genocidio armenio en Artsaj.

Congressman Pushes To Recognize 1971 Bangladesh Genocide.