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  • 4th WCA Youth Academy study session in New Jersey, USA!
  • Letter to Erdoğan: The Future of the Mor Gabriel Monastery and Aramean (Syriac) villages
  • Speech: Problems, Challenges and Opportunities (March 2012)
  • “1st International Aramean Young Leadership Training Programme: the Road to the Future” (25 June - 2 July 2011)
  • A Treasure of Melodies (Aramaic: Gazo d-ne‘motho)
  • SUA YA Preparatory Team in Strasbourg for Study Session in June 2011
  • The WCA
  • New postponement of Syriac monastery case and clear pattern of Turkish delay in court proceedings
  • Request to reverse Turkification of ancient Aramaic (Syriac) place‐names
  • FAS attended an event of Christian Solidarity International in Zürich
  • The Jesus Movie (in Tur-Abdin Aramaic)
  • WCA Syria Project
  • Oral Statement: Human Rights Council - Item 5
  • Aramean (Syriac) Federation of Switzerland
  • SUA at 54th. Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)
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  • The Legacy of Silence
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  • Midyat churchgoers remain on edge after attack during sunday mass
  • Syriac Monastery Wins Land Boundary Case, More Cases Postponed
  • Syriacs in Turkey and their rights
  • 30th Anniversary WCA 1983-2013
  • Call for Recognition and Support of the Endangered Aramean (Syriac) People in Turkey
  • ANNUAL R2P MINISTERIAL MEETING: UN STABILIZATION MISSION FOR ARAMEANS OF IRAQ
  • 5th Anniversary of the Abduction of the Metropolitans of Aleppo Highlighted at an International Symposium in Germany
  • Aram goes to the Holy Land
  • Kurdish Nationalists Should Stop Using the Treaty of Sèvres (10 August 1920) as a Rallying Battle Cry
  • WCA President Re-Elected and Video Message to Form New Board
  • WCA brings Kidnapping and Oppression of Arameans in Northeast Syria by PYD-YPG Kurds to attention of UN Commission on Syria
  • WCA's why, what, how, when
  • Strategic Partnership: Poland and Indigenous Aramean Christians in Syria – Security, Stability, Economic Prospects
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  • Syriac Federation of Sweden (SRF)
  • Süryani does not mean “Assyrian”, but “Syrian; Syriac” or “Aramean; Aramaic”
  • The Saint Gabriel File
  • Bundesverband der Aramäer in Deutschland (BVDAD)
  • Speech: The Sincerity of Turkey’s Democracy? (November 2010)
  • SUA Delegation at PACE in Strasbourg, France
  • Suryoye Aramese Federatie Nederland (SAFN)
  • Imprint
  • Report on the human rights and property rights abuses facing the Syriac monastery of Mor (Saint) Gabriel in Midyat, Turkey
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  • Oral Statement: Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues - Item 3 of the provisional agenda
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  • 3rd SUA Youth Academy; Kenoro Camp Sweden (14-16 October 2011)
  • Breaking News: U.S. House of Representatives Calls upon Turkey to Return Christian Properties
  • Syriac Monastery Treasury Case Again Postponed (June 2009)
  • 10% Speech Turkish President at Swedish Parliament about Arameans (Syriacs)
  • WCA sends EU Turkey Rapporteur recommendations regarding Resolution
  • Genocide of religious and ethnic minorities in the Middle East perpetrated by ISIS
  • Request to amend article 125 of Constitution and ID Card
  • Documentary screening: The Wait
  • SAVE THE DATE: Aram Goes to the Holy Land
  • Remember, Unite, Act by Yousef Safar
  • WCA to International Community: "Condemn the actions of the PYD/YPG"
  • Call to the Aramean Youth Worldwide (letter and video)
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  • Back to the Roots – Report Turabdin Youth Trip, 5 - 13 Nov. 2022
  • Letter to EU Foreign Minister Ms. Kallas on Syria: Strategic Partnership Proposal
  • Statement on Syria to Foreign Affairs Commission in The Netherlands (VIDEO)
  • Escalating Attacks on Aramean Christians in Syria Call For Urgent Protection
  • Back to the Roots Trip: Turabdin. Connecting Young Diaspora Arameans to their Homeland
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  • Aramean Federation of Belgium
  • Formidable SUA Delegation special guest of Turkish Delegation to Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe
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  • Speech at Heidelberg University
  • Turkey, EU and the Arameans of Southeast Turkey - 28th March 2012 EP, Brussels
  • What Do Christians Want in Syria
  • Arameans as Indigenous People of Southeast Turkey
  • Support the WCA and its work
  • Member SUA Youth Academy follows "Training of Facilitators Involved in non-formal education with young people" in Budapest
  • Name change: SUA to WCA
  • Breaking News: U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Calls upon Turkey to Return Christian Properties
  • Sweden to recognize Aramean (Syriac) Genocide
  • Syriac Monastery Loses Forestry Cases (June 2009)
  • WCA open letter to U.S. Congress members
  • RED MINDERHEDEN IN IRAK EN SYRIË, BESTRIJD DE TERREURCAMPAGNE VAN IS.
  • New Massive Assault on Christian villages in Syria
  • Genocide of religious and ethnic minorities in the Middle East perpetrated by ISIS: Music as the Bridge to Peace
  • International WCA Youth Academy Study Session: The Aramean Identity (17-19 February 2017)
  • 2018 WCA Sayfo Essay Prize
  • WCA calls on UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria to Consider Underreported Aramean Issue in Next Report
  • OPEN LETTER TO H.E. Mr. Ahmed Al-Sharaa on Syria’s Future and the Place of the Aramean Christians
  • Syria Conference 2025: Uniting Arameans for the New Syria
  • Back to the Roots Trip: Turabdin. Connecting Young Diaspora Arameans to their Homeland
  • Syria’s Arameans Welcome Damascus-Kurdish Deal but Warn: Marginalization Must End
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  • The WCA Board
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  • Problems, Challenges and Opportunities (March 2012)
  • Contributions of Arameans
  • The Aramean Identity of Tur ‘Abdin and its Native Population
  • The Hidden Pearl
  • 1st SUA Youth Academy study session on Identity, Politics & Leadership in Germany (4-6 March 2011)
  • Alarming anti-Aramean (Syriac) intimidations in Southeast Turkey
  • Syriac Monastery in Turkey Court Proceeding Status - (February 2009)
  • Activity and Finance Reports
  • CHRISTIANS FROM SYRIA SPEAK WITH ONE VOICE: HISTORIC CONFERENCE IN GENEVA ON 8 MAY 2014
  • Letter to the Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs: Visit Suffering Arameans in North Iraq
  • Patriarch commends WCA and Member Federation in Germany for extraordinary accomplishment
  • Germany meets Sweden! Study session in August
  • WCA to Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues: Report on atrocities committed against Arameans
  • What does the Lausanne Peace Treaty from 24 July 1923 mean for the Indigenous Arameans of Turkey?
  • Launch of International Contest to Compose Aramaic National Anthem for Aramean People
  • What does the Lausanne Peace Treaty from 24 July 1923 mean for the Indigenous Arameans of Türkiye?
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  • The Aramean Roadmap: 7 Steps to a Peaceful, Inclusive, and United Syria
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  • The Sincerity of Turkey’s Democracy? (November 2010)
  • Arameans native to SE Turkey
  • WE WILL NOT REST UNTIL YOU ARE BACK HOME! (abducted on Monday 22 April 2013)
  • SUA Preparatory Team in Strasbourg for Study Session in June 2011
  • The Arameans of Aram-naharaim or The Ancient Syrians of Mesopotamia
  • Upcoming Events
  • Turkey’s President and Minister of Foreign Affairs in Strasbourg on 24-25 January 2011 & Questions on Turkey’s Implementation of Articles 19.6 and 19.7 of the PACE Resolution 1704
  • Syriac Monastery in Turkey Court Proceeding Status (April 2009)
  • "Christians are peace makers and bridge builders among conflicting parties"
  • WCA Letter to UNSC: Ensure Aramean Survival in Iraq
  • "Sayfo: a Forgotten Genocide" premières in the Netherlands
  • WCA highlights underreported cases before Commission of Inquiry on Syria
  • WCA Requests Ministry of Tourism to add Aramaic as a Language for Certified Tour Guides in Türkiye
  • Events Update: Ehwo Party Cancelled, Midyat Party Continues as Scheduled
  • Unlock Your Potential and Become a Project Manager in Turabdin!
  • Aramaic Christians in Maaloula, Syria, Under Attack – Urgent Action Required
  • Syrian; Syriac = Aramean; Aramaic
  • Aramaic Language and Culture
  • Request for Appointment on Forthcoming Resolution on Turkey’s 2010 Progress Report
  • Syriac Monastery in Turkey Court Proceeding Status (June 2009)
  • Federation of Alevi Foundations in Turkey, express support for Conference on Syria's Christians
  • BREAKING: ISIS JUST EMPTIED NINEVEH PLAINS – 200,000 ARAMEAN CHRISTIANS FLED
  • QR 20 April 2021
  • Exclusieve voorpremière 'Sayfo: De vergeten genocide', 20 april in bios
  • Arameans demand inclusion in Syria peace process
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  • Support Turabdin by Attending and Enjoying WCA's Open Air Parties
  • Program WCA Easter Trip to Turabdin, 1-8 May 2024 (2)
  • Save Maaloula: Urgent Action Needed to Protect the Survival of Aramean Christians in Syria
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  • SUA 2010 Iraq Report: Recommendations for the Protection of the Indigenous Aramean Christians of Iraq
  • Aramean Association of the United Kingdom
  • The Mission of the World Council of Arameans [Syriacs]
  • The Indigenous Origins of the Arameans of Upper Mesopotamia
  • EU: Comments and Amendments for Draft Resolution on Turkey’s 2011 Progress Report
  • Syriac Monastery in Turkey Court Proceeding Status (March 2009)
  • 300 DAYS ABDUCTED: NO SIGN OF LIFE YET FROM ARCHBISHOPS IN SYRIA!
  • Sayfo: De vergeten genocide
  • WCA to UN: Arameans in Syria and Iraq on Brink of Extinction
  • Celebrating 35 years WCA, live on SuryoyoSat
  • WCA Christmas Card and Message 2021
  • Program WCA Easter Trip to Turabdin, 1-8 May 2024
  • Assad Falls: Syria’s Christians Face Uncertain Future Amid Rapid Power Shifts
  • SUA Member from Australia Interviewed on Recent Family Killings in Iraq
  • The Aramean (Syriac) People
  • Syriac Association of Vienna, in Austria
  • EU – European Parliament Discusses in Strasbourg "Democratisation in Turkey"
  • Syriac Monastery in Turkey Appeals Proceeding Status (December 2008)
  • Dutch MP asks Representation of Syria's Christians during Peace Talks in Geneva
  • The Third Aramean Congress, 7 March, Sayfo 1915-2015 and the Aramean Identity
  • WCA to UN Commision on Syria and HRC: End YPG’s Kurdification of Northeast Syria
  • WCA Proclaims 'Aramean New Year' of 1 October as Aram Day, National Day of the Aramean People
  • Elderly Aramean Killed in Southeast Türkiye, WCA demands justice and security
  • Traditional Easter Celebration in Turabdin, 1-8 May 2024
  • Council of Europe – Report on Freedom of religion and other human rights for non-Muslim minorities in Turkey and for the Muslim minority in Eastern Greece
  • Syriac Association of Australia (SAA)
  • SUA Message to the Aramean People on Iraq
  • Arameanism (Oromoyutho) as the Key to our Future Survival?
  • New postponement of Syriac monastery case and clear pattern of Turkish delay in court proceedings
  • Brief aan de Vaste Commissie voor Buitenlandse Zaken betreft de Situatie van Christenen in Syrië
  • ISRAEL’S FIRST REGISTERED “ARAMEAN” TO ADDRESS UNITED NATIONS IN GENEVA
  • WCA to Human Rights Council: recognize and support Arameans of Syria and Iraq
  • Call to Tur-Abdin Aramaic Language Teachers and Linguists
  • WCA is Hiring: Two Project Coordinators Needed in Syria and Turabdin
  • WCA Turabdin Scholarship 2023 available for 15 More Students!
  • Comments and Amendments for Draft Resolution on Turkey’s 2010 Progress Report
  • Condolences loss of our fellow Syriac brothers and sisters, Support & Cooperation
  • New postponement of Aramean (Syriac) monastery case
  • Syria's Maaloula Again Besieged: Nuns Kidnapped
  • SEMINAR: The Syria Policy of Sweden and the EU under Review
  • UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria recognizes genocide by ISIS
  • Congratulations on Your Election as the 46th U.S. President
  • Arameans Condemn Quran Burning Protest in Stockholm, and Call for Restraint and Respect
  • WCA Launches Aramean Development Fund: Growing Roots to Build a Future in the Homeland
  • SUA’s recommendations adopted by Council of Europe
  • The Academy
  • U.S.CIRF-- Recommendations for the Protection of the Indigenous Aramean Christians of Iraq
  • Monastery boundary cases declared null and void in Ankara court battle: Back to the drawing board for the monastery
  • CONFERENCE | "Christians in Syria: The Challenge of Speaking with One Voice"
  • WCA submits statement to COI on Syria
  • WCA Representative Asks UN-led Syrian Constitutional Committee in Geneva to Recognize Aramaic
  • Innocent Elderly Arameans Brutally Attacked By Kurdish Nomads in Southeast Türkiye
  • Become a WCA Sponsor - Make a Difference!
  • Iraqi massacre in Syriac church: 52 killed and scores injured
  • WCA interviewed by BBC in London
  • SUA Turkey Report 2011: Recommendations for promoting and protecting the human rights of Syriac (Aramean) Christians
  • 200 DAYS ABDUCTED: NO SIGN OF LIFE YET FROM ARCHBISHOPS IN SYRIA!
  • Human Rights Council: Create UN Fund for Threatened Indigenous Peoples of Middle East
  • A Blessed Easter from WCA to you!
  • 10 Years of Injustice: Remembering Abduction Archbishops of Aleppo and A Call for International Day for Prayer
  • Join WCA's 40th Anniversary Writing Contest
  • Open Letter to Turkey Rapporteur Re Forthcoming EU Resolution on Turkey 2011 Progress Report
  • WCA attended lecture: "THE SYRIAN CRISIS: The Armenian Community in Syria Nowadays"
  • JIHADISTS AGAIN ATTACK CHRISTIAN TOWNS IN SYRIA: THE DEAFENING SILENCE AND INDIFFERENCE CONTINUES
  • WCA to UN Syria Commission in Geneva: Stop dancing around issue, time for new approach
  • 5 NGOs Ask Dutch Minister to put ISIS question on UNSC Agenda Next Month
  • Earthquake Victim Fikri Töre from Turabdin in Adiyaman: Türkiye’s First Aramean Tour Guide
  • WCA Turabdin Scholarship 2023 is now open!
  • SUA Lecture in Lugano, Switzerland
  • Syriac Orthodox Bishop from Damascus asks Dutch and German Parliaments, Media and Christian NGOs for Help
  • Arameans reflect on dire position in Turkey in wake of the Ottoman Genocide centennial
  • WCA to UNESCO: Help Aramaic on International Mother Language Day
  • Fikri Töre from Midin is Still Missing After the Earthquake in Adiyaman: This is the Story
  • WCA Summer Trip to Turabdin, 13 – 21 August 2023
  • WCA Lecture in Amriswil, Switzerland
  • WCA Letter to the US State Secretary John Kerry
  • Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs receives historic letter regarding Aramean survival in the Middle East
  • Please Vote tomorrow for Resolution on Genocide of ethno-religious minorities by ISIS
  • VIDEO Reconstructed Aramean Community Center in Bartella in the Nineveh Plain, Iraq
  • Fundraising Campaign: Urgent Help For The Victims Of The Earthquakes In Syria and Tuerkiye
  • WCA at 20th Anniversary of SAUF
  • PRESS RELEASE: 150 DAYS ABDUCTED: NO SIGN OF LIFE YET FROM ARCHBISHOPS IN SYRIA!
  • Easter Gift to Arameans in Qamishli, Syria
  • Call to support Aramean survival in Turkey
  • Celebrating Aram Day on 1 October 2022
  • Traditional Easter Celebration in Turabdin, 11-18 April 2023
  • Turkey, EU and the Arameans of Southeast Turkey - 28th March 2012 EP, Brussels
  • WCA open letter to U.S. Congress members
  • Special Meeting UN Security Council on Christians Middle East: WCA sends 3 critical recommendations
  • UN Geneva | The Arameans of Turkey: The Disappearance of a People
  • TurAbdin: A Journey Home 5.0
  • YPG-YPJ Kurds Kidnap Young Aramean Woman In Northeast Syria: Terrorization Of Christians
  • WCA Letter to the US President Barack Obama
  • Foto-Ausstellung in Amriswil, Switzerland
  • WCA Letter to the EU Foreign Affairs Council
  • Arameans interact again with UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues
  • 9th Anniversary of the Abduction of the Metropolitans of Aleppo
  • WCA Christmas Week 2022
  • Lecture SUA in Siebnen, Switzerland
  • PRESS RELEASE: KIDNAPPED ARCHBISHOPS FROM SYRIA ALLEGEDLY HELD IN TURKEY
  • Condolence letter on Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1933-2014)
  • Aramean Christians again address UN Commission on Syria in Geneva
  • Arameans honor their King Abgar V who wrote with Jesus in Aramaic
  • BACK TO THE ROOTS TRIP: TUR-ABDIN. Connecting Young Diaspora Arameans to their Homeland
  • Lecture SUA in Berlin, Germany
  • WCA Letter to Turkish Foreign Minister on kidnapped Bishops from Syria
  • New Syriac Orthodox Patriarch elected, H.H. Mor Ignatius Aphrem II Karim
  • Summary of speeches during Turkey event at United Nations in Geneva
  • WCA attends signature ceremoney UNESCO World Heritage in Midyat, Southeast Tuerkiye
  • New WCA Project in Tur-Abdin - Sustaining the Aramean Village School of DeirQubbe
  • "Tablitho d Noture" 2011 (Fundraising diner) in Feusisberg, Switzerland
  • PRESS RELEASE - 100 DAYS ABDUCTED: NO SIGN OF LIFE YET FROM ARCHBISHOPS IN SYRIA!
  • Brief aan de Vaste Commissie voor Buitenlandse Zaken betreft de Situatie van Christenen in Syrië
  • WCA submits key document to Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister at United Nations in Geneva
  • WCA Youth Academy Introduces ARAMEAN DIASPORA series
  • WCA Solar Energy Project Maskanah - second report
  • ´The First Aramean Congress´
  • WCA Letter to UK PM Mr David Cameron re Syria
  • Call for Recognition and Support of the Endangered Aramean (Syriac) People in Turkey
  • UN EVENT ON TURKEY AND ITS UNRECOGNIZED ARAMEAN PEOPLE
  • WCA Christmas Week 2021
  • WCA President meets Türkiye's Minister of Culture and Tourism
  • Formidable SUA Delegation special guest of Turkish Delegation to Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe
  • WCA Letter to UNSC Members: Plea to address still kidnapped archbishops and seek political solution to war in Syria (25 July 2013)
  • WCA Letter to the US State Secretary John Kerry
  • Historic Statement: Arameans Seek Statehood at UN Forum in Geneva
  • Preserve your Aramean identity and learn more about it in 7 STEPS
  • Impressions of Participation of WCA President in the Second Antalya Diplomacy Forum
  • SUA President meets Suryoyo Sat Chairpersons & attends opening match Syrianska FC in Sweden
  • WCA LETTER: THE FORGOTTEN PLIGHT OF THE INDIGENOUS ARAMEANS (SYRIACS) OF SYRIA (16 July 2013)
  • WCA Letter to the US President Barack Obama
  • UN Geneva | Christians in the Middle East: Citizenship, Human Rights and their Future
  • NEW - Tur-Abdin Aramaic Online Conversational Course
  • Personal Assistant to WCA President
  • Exclusive SUA Program LIVE on Suryoyo Sat in Sweden
  • Human Traffickers Exploiting Syria War
  • WCA Letter to Turkish Foreign Minister on kidnapped Bishops from Syria
  • WCA’s Speech in Geneva at UN Special Session on Iraq: Enough is Enough!
  • Kurdish PYD-YPG Shamelessly Terrorizes Christian Churches In Northeast Syria
  • WCA Solar Energy Project Maskanah - initial report
  • SUA at 16th Session of Human Rights Council at UN in Geneva
  • Letter to the Representatives at the EU Foreign Affairs Council regarding the Arms Embargo to Syria (24 May 2013)
  • WCA Letter to UK PM Mr David Cameron re Syria
  • UN Commission on Syria listens again to Arameans in Geneva
  • Tur-Abdin: A Journey Home 4.0
  • Traditional Easter Celebration in Southeast Turkey (30 April - 7 May 2013)
  • SUA meeting with PwC in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • OPEN BRIEF AAN DE MINISTER VAN BUITENLANDSE ZAKEN: SYRIË SCHREEUWT OM VREDE, NIET OM OORLOG
  • WCA Letter to UNSC Members: Plea to address still kidnapped archbishops and seek political solution to war in Syria (25 July 2013)
  • WCA speaks at UN in Geneva: Help Christians in Syria and Turkey
  • Our New Arabic-speaking Project Coordinator, Maryam Mourad
  • Meeting on Land Issues in Tur-Abdin in Giessen, Germany
  • WCA Letter to UNSC: Condemn abduction of missing Archbishops in Syria and ensure their safe return home
  • THE FORGOTTEN PLIGHT OF THE INDIGENOUS ARAMEANS (SYRIACS) OF SYRIA (16 July 2013)
  • WCA speaks at UN in Geneva: Syria's Christian presence endangered
  • 'Sayfo: The forgotten genocide' documentary by Dutch TV Channel & WCA
  • Impressions of Participation of WCA President in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum
  • Lecture in Holland: SUA & Council of Europe
  • Traditional Easter Celebration in Southeast Turkey (11-17 April 2012)
  • appeal to security council and kidnappers re missing bishops
  • Letter to the Representatives at the EU Foreign Affairs Council regarding the Arms Embargo to Syria (24 May 2013)
  • Oral Statement at the 24th Session of the Human Rights Council Geneva
  • International Crossover Singer Abeer Nehme Becomes WCA Goodwill Ambassador For Aramaic Cultural Heritage
  • SUA in Strasbourg, France, at the Council of Europe (24-25 January 2011)
  • Traditional Easter Celebration in Tur-Abdin, Southeast Turkey, 19-26 April
  • Collection Statements by world Leaders condemning Abduction Bishops in Syria
  • OPEN BRIEF AAN DE MINISTER VAN BUITENLANDSE ZAKEN: SYRIË SCHREEUWT OM VREDE, NIET OM OORLOG
  • Oral Statement HRC 24th Session - General Debate
  • Ongoing Criminal Acts In Northeast Syria: Kurdish PYD-YPG Terrorize Aramean Christian
  • SUA in Oldenzaal, the Netherlands (22-01-2011)
  • Oral Statement HRC 22nd Session - Agenda item 4, ID with COI Syria (11 March 2013)
  • Archbishops in Syria still abducted
  • WCA Letter to UNSC: Condemn abduction of missing Archbishops in Syria and ensure their safe return home
  • Arabic-speaking Project Coordinator
  • Oral Statement: Human Rights Council, 18th Session - Agenda Item 4
  • SUA in Paderborn (29-01-2011) and Delmenhorst (30-01-2011), Germany
  • Letter to Greek Ambassador in New York regarding Syrian Refugees in Athens (11 March 2013)
  • Two Archbishops kidnapped in Syria
  • Virtual Gallery of Top 10 Artworks on Mor Gregorios from Aleppo, Syria
  • WCA & FAB asks EU to Reconsider its Position on Syria
  • Oral Statement: Human Rights Council, 18th Session - Agenda item 5
  • Meeting of Aramean academics in Berlin
  • Christians mentioned yesterday in the UN Security Council -- WCA's work bearing fruit
  • Winner WCA Art Prize
  • Congratulations on Electing new Board Federation of Arameans in Switzerland
  • Oral Statement: Human Rights Council 21st Session - Agenda item 4
  • Aramean families to Germany – registration forms
  • Turkish Court Sentences Aramean Monk To 25 Months Prison On Terror Charges
  • Congratulations on Electing new Board Syriac Federation of Sweden
  • Written Statement: Human Rights Council, 21st Session - Item 4
  • “Why does the world remain silent on the growing plight of the Middle East’s dwindling native Christians?”
  • New WCA Department: Aramaic Language and Cultural Heritage
  • Congratulations 20th Anniversary SAUF
  • Written Statement: Human Rights Council, 15th Session - Item 6: Consideration of the UPR report on Turkey
  • Visit Aramean Christian refugees from Syria in Istanbul, Turkey (12 February 2013)
  • Join the WCA Art Prize and win €250
  • Oral Statement: Human Rights Council, 15th Session - Item 6: Consideration of the UPR report on Turkey
  • Urgent Request to Free Aramean Refugees From Polish Detention Center
  • The WCA Syria Helpline -- now available for Syria related issues!
  • USAID Recognizes Partnership with WCA in Bartella, North Iraq
  • Oral Statement: Human Rights Council - Item 5: Indigenous Peoples
  • URGENT CALL TO INVEST IN SYRIA QUESTION!
  • Oral Statement HRC 22nd Session - Agenda item 4, ID with COI Syria (11 March 2013)
  • WCA Partners With USAID In Reconstructing Community Center In Bartella, North Iraq
  • Written Statement - Human Rights Council. Item 3 and 5: Indigenous Peoples
  • Letter to Greek Ambassador in New York regarding Syrian Refugees in Athens (11 March 2013)
  • PYD Security Releasing ISIS Prisoners In Syria In Exchange For Money
  • Reception of His Excellency Prof.dr. Ahmet Davutoğlu (Minister of Foreign Affairs) at Aramaic (Syriac) Association in Cologne, Germany
  • Statement by Metropolitan Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim: Christians in Syria facing a new unexpected tragedy
  • PYD/PYG Exploits Education Again As Tool To Kurdify Northeast Syria
  • Open Letter to Turkey Rapporteur Re Forthcoming EU Resolution on Turkey 2011 Progress Report
  • Statement by Metropolitan Eustathius Matta Roham: The amount of kidnappings, death and destruction is increasing day after day in Syria
  • PYD/YPG Kurds Still Dig Tunnels Under Aramean Houses In Northeast Syria
  • Condolences loss of our fellow Syriac brothers and sisters, Support & Cooperation
  • THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT SYRIA’S CHRISTIANS REALLY WANT? -- WCA Official Position on Syria (18 February 2013)
  • Two Aramean (Syriac) Christians killed, five others injured in Northeast Syria
  • Congratulations Letter to Barack Obama
  • Four (4) Christians in Moharde killed
  • Female Aramean Christian in Syria Constitutional Committee - one of five proposed WCA candidates has been selected by the UN
  • Letter to Erdoğan: The Future of the Mor Gabriel Monastery and Aramean (Syriac) villages
  • Destruction of St. Mary's Church & the Al-Wahda School in Dair Al-Zor --- Public March held to Raise Awareness For the Increasing Violence and Kidnappings in Hassake
  • Syrian Christians Proclaim “Trump is right on Syria!” YPG Kurds are responsible for escalation in Northeast Syria
  • OPEN BRIEF AAN SYRISCH-ORTHODOXE KERK IN NEDERLAND: VERZOEK TOT SAMENWERKING T.A.V. SYRIË VRAAGSTUK (27 October 2012)
  • Request to reverse Turkification of ancient Aramaic (Syriac) place‐names
  • YPG using Christian front organizations as mouthpiece for fearmongering messages regarding Northeast Syria
  • WCA & FAB asks EU to Reconsider its Position on Syria
  • Closer Cooperation between SUA and SOCA & Your 29th anniversary
  • Agricultural Lands of Arameans Burned to Ashes in Tur-Abdin, Southeast Turkey
  • OPEN LETTER TO THE ARAMEAN (SYRIAC) PEOPLE: URGENT CALL TO INVEST TOGETHER IN SYRIA QUESTON!
  • Congratulations Director‐General & Cooperative relations
  • WCA welcomes new American act regarding Arameans in Syria and Iraq
  • URGENT REQUEST TO FREE FROM POLISH DETENTION CENTER EIGHT (8) ARAMEAN CHRISTIAN REFUGEES FROM SYRIA
  • Council of Europe – Report on Freedom of religion and other human rights for non-Muslim minorities in Turkey and for the Muslim minority in Eastern Greece
  • Appointment of Special WCA Representative to the Middle East
  • A SUMMARY REPORT ON “Aramean (Syriac) Refugees from Syria into Greece via Turkey: A Case Study of Refugees in Need in Athens”
  • EU – European Parliament Discusses in Strasbourg "Democratisation in Turkey"
  • PYD/YPG Proxy Failed Murder Attempt on Aramean Teacher in Qamishli, Syria
  • Turkish Ottoman Genocide Recognition: 4 March 2010 USA Vote!
  • Aramean (Syriac) from Europe try to bring relatives over (14 September 2012)
  • Kurdish YPG Unlawfully Closes Aramean and Armenian Schools
  • Ottoman Genocide Resolution by Swedish Parliament: Congratulations & Pledge of Cooperation
  • Oral Statement: Human Rights Council 21st Session - Agenda item 4 (17 September 2012)
  • Aramean People Stand in Solidarity with Sweden Midfielder Jimmy Durmaz After Racial Abuse
  • Comments and Amendments for Draft Resolution on Turkey’s 2010 Progress Report
  • Aramean (Syriac) Refugees from Syria in Turkey: A Case Study of Refugees in Need in Izmir (13 September 2012)
  • WCA holds extra-ordinary meeting with Turkey's Foreign Minister
  • Turkey’s President and Minister of Foreign Affairs in Strasbourg on 24-25 January 2011 & Questions on Turkey’s Implementation of Articles 19.6 and 19.7 of the PACE Resolution 1704
  • Written Statement: The Indigenous Aramean (Syriac) Christians of Iraq, Turkey and Syria: The Final Solution?
  • Kurdish YPG/Asayish Forces Once Again Kidnap Christians in Northeast Syria
  • Request for Appointment on Forthcoming Resolution on Turkey’s 2010 Progress Report
  • Greek Crisis Means Disaster for Syrian Refugees
  • WCA President speaks at 3rd International Conference on Victims of Religious and Ethnic Violence in the Middle East
  • Congratulations upon Election as 77th Patriarch of the Maronite Syriac Church of Antioch
  • What Do Aramean (Syriac) Christians in Syria Really Want?
  • Turkish Bill Sees Return of 55 Aramean Christian Properties in Mardin
  • THE REALITY OF SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN SYRIA
  • Congratulations on Installation of New Governorship in the Mardin Province
  • WCA Meets with UNESCO to Preserve the Endangered Aramaic Language
  • EU: Comments and Amendments for Draft Resolution on Turkey’s 2011 Progress Report
  • Invite to mark fifth anniversary of Mor Gregorius Yohanna Ibrahim's Abduction
  • Thank you letter to PM Erdogan
  • New Turkish bill and European Parliament Resolution on Christian property issues
  • Video Shows Christian Property in Syria Seized by Kurdish Forces
  • Kurdish YPG / Asayesh Forces Kidnapped More Aramean Christians in Northeast Syria
  • Syriacs Demand to be Included in Iraqi Constitution to Secure their Future in Post-ISIS Era
  • WCA President Meets Turkish Prime Minister in The Hague on Turkey and Syria
  • Report on kidnapped bishops in Syria 22 April 2013-2016
  • Request to amend article 125 of Constitution and ID Card
  • European Parliament Adopts Resolution: ISIS commits Genocide against Minorities of Iraq and Syria
  • Syriac Orthodox Church under Attack in Diyarbakir, Southeast Turkey
  • New Bomb Attack kills Three Aramean Christians in Qamishli, northeast Syria
  • Christmas gift to Qamishli
  • Ongoing Kurdish Terror Attacks Against Aramean Christians in Syria
  • Arameans of Qamishli establish association
  • Aramese organisaties en bisschop van Homs vragen Tweede Kamer hulp voor Aramese christenen in Syrie en Irak
  • Buyono: hcomo al a Suryoye bi Qamishlo
  • Landmark Decision: Armenian Parliament Recognizes Aramean Genocide
  • Genocide - Appeal to German Government
  • Aramean (Syriac) people seek recognition from Turkey at United Nations in Geneva
  • SYRIA’S KIDNAPPED CHURCH LEADERS STILL MISSING AFTER ONE YEAR
  • Syria's Maaloula Again Besieged: Nuns Kidnapped
  • Syrias Maaloula Again Besieged: Nuns Kidnapped
  • 200 DAYS ABDUCTED: NO SIGN OF LIFE YET FROM ARCHBISHOPS IN SYRIA!
  • Syriac Orthodox Bishop from Damascus asks Dutch and German Parliaments, Media and Christian NGOs for Help
  • PRESS RELEASE: 150 DAYS ABDUCTED: NO SIGN OF LIFE YET FROM ARCHBISHOPS IN SYRIA!
  • PRESS RELEASE: KIDNAPPED ARCHBISHOPS FROM SYRIA ALLEGEDLY HELD IN TURKEY
  • 100 DAYS ABDUCTED: NO SIGN OF LIFE YET FROM ARCHBISHOPS IN SYRIA!
  • Human Traffickers Exploiting Syria War
  • Two Archbishops kidnapped in Syria
  • Syriac Monastery Loses Forestry Cases (June 2009)
  • THE REALITY OF SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN SYRIA
  • Syriac Monastery Treasury Case Again Postponed (June 2009)
  • Syriac Monastery Wins Land Boundary Case, More Cases Postponed
  • Syriac Monastery in Turkey Court Proceeding Status (April 2009)
  • Syriac Monastery in Turkey Court Proceeding Status (March 2009)
  • Syriac Monastery in Turkey Court Proceeding Status - (February 2009)
  • Syriac Monastery in Turkey Appeals Proceeding Status (December 2008)
  • What Do Aramean (Syriac) Christians in Syria Really Want?
  • Greek Crisis Means Disaster for Syrian Refugees
  • Syriac Monastery in Turkey Court Proceeding Status (June 2009)
  • Syriac Universal Alliance’s recommendations adopted by Council of Europe
  • Breaking News: Foreign Affairs committee passes Armenian Genocide resolution, H.Res.252
  • New postponement of Syriac monastery case and clear pattern of Turkish delay in court proceedings
  • Sweden to recognize Aramean (Syriac) Genocide
  • New postponement of Aramean (Syriac) monastery case
  • Alarming anti-Aramean (Syriac) intimidations in Southeast Turkey
  • Monastery boundary cases declared null and void in Ankara court battle: Back to the drawing board for the monastery
  • Midyat churchgoers remain on edge after attack during sunday mass
  • Iraqi massacre in Syriac church: 52 killed and scores injured
  • Breaking News: U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Calls upon Turkey to Return Christian Properties
  • Arab Spring Must Protect Native Minorities in the Middle East
  • Joint Statement: Middle East Christian Leaders condemn the Massacre of Copts in Cairo
  • Breaking News: U.S. House of Representatives Calls upon Turkey to Return Christian Properties

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  • WCA and its Youth Academy invite 28 young Arameans from Europe, whose (grand)parents were born in Turabdin, to apply for an ALL-INCLUSIVE 9-day Summer Youth Trip during Easter to this ancient Aramean region in Southeast Türkiye from 21 - 29 June 2025!

     
  • Homs, Syria – The targeting of Aramean Christians in Syria continues to escalate, raising urgent concerns about the safety and security of vulnerable communities. On March 12, Johnny Al Sayegh, an Aramean from Al Kharab, was shot and killed by a sniper near Birj Al Sabi, just below the coastal city of Baniyas. His fiancée, Rima Hadad, who was with him at the time, was severely injured and remains in critical condition in intensive care.

     
  • We welcome the landmark agreement signed between Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Syrian Democratic Forces chief Mazloum Abdi, marking a critical step in Syria’s ongoing transformation, with the primary goal of achieving lasting peace and security in our homeland. As the indigenous people of Syria with a continuous presence spanning 3,000 years, the Arameans emphasize the following five points regarding this agreement.

     
  • While the world watches over Syria’s future, its oldest indigenous peoples, the Arameans, faces silent extinction. As the heirs of a 3,000-year-old civilization and the first Christian communities, they are being erased from their ancestral homeland. On 5 March 2025, WCA President Johny Messo urged the Dutch Parliament to take action before it is too late. Will The Netherlands and Europe stand by as history disappears?

     
  • WCA and its Youth Academy invite 28 young Arameans from Europe, whose (grand)parents were born in Turabdin, to apply for an ALL-INCLUSIVE 8-day Youth Trip during Easter to this ancient Aramean region in Southeast Türkiye from April 19–26, 2025!

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