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ܡܩܕܡܐ ܕܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ

SAVE ASSYRIA FRONT

In 2006, at the initiative of the Assyrian Liberation Party, a conference was convened with the participation of a number of Assyrian parties, associations and organizations, which, following the results of the Stockholm conference, developed recommendations for the creation of a single international political movement, which was subsequently named the Assyrian Salvation Front. Subsequent conferences in Tbilisi, Moscow and Yerevan confirmed the intentions of Assyrian political organizations and their claims to protect the rights and freedoms of the Assyrian people on their historical territory and the right to create a self-governing territory.

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Conference in Sweden Calls for Assyrian Safe-haven in Iraq

Date: 28 Adar 2006

The Expanded Assyrian Conference in Sweden In light of the complicated political circumstances which are intertwining in general on the land of Iraq and negatively reflecting on the Assyrian people in particular, our historical responsibility and duty as political parties, organizations and independent activists to mobilize in the general interest of the Assyrian people in order to rescue them from the clutches of subordination and mendicancy which were portrayed as the last resort; on the grounds of such a reality and under the slogan: "Assyria the pride of Iraq, Iraq the homeland of the Assyrians", the expanded Assyrian conference convened in Stockholm from 15- 17 December 2006 in the presence of several political parties, organizations and activists to deliberate on the injustices, marginalization and divisions which are befalling the Assyrian people to find the necessary means in order to confront those who are wasting the rights of the Assyrian people, the origin of Iraq and its history.

Over three days, delegates discussed issues in a spirit derived from the nobility of the past, the present's responsibility and the future's vision, discussions included the legitimate national rights of the Assyrian people and the political mechanisms to achieve them on the land of Iraq, the land of the fathers and forefathers, side by side with the rest of the Iraqi people. The discussions resulted in the establishment of an Assyrian national front under the name "Save Assyria Front" while its program and formation will be declared at a later date. The Save Assyria Front supports all efforts aiming at advancing the Assyrian path in Iraq which may be represented by any organization or political entity working to realize the conference's demands, thus the Save Assyria Front declares that its representative in Iraq is the Assyrian General Conference (AGC) which was also established in Iraq in August 2005, and it is ready to support all the Assyrian factions which will undertake the decisions of the expanded Assyrian conference as the practical basis of their political approach in Iraq, the Front also welcomes any organization, political party or activists who would like to join in the future as long as they believe in the Conference's decisions without exceptions.

The Conference's decisions:

The Save Assyria Front shall work to unify the efforts in order to realize the following decisions.

First: Although the Iraqi Constitution ignored in its introduction all that the Assyrians presented to Iraq be it the cultural and historical facets which put the country side by side with the civilized nations or the martyrs in addition to large tracts of Assyrian blood which was shed at the hands of successive dictatorial governments since the establishment of modern Iraq till this very day passing through the dark forced migration since 1933 following the horrible massacres of Simeleh (Simel) extending through the North of Iraq against the unarmed Assyrians and the descriptions of betrayal and accusations of being un patriotic which were launched against the Assyrians by the racist and retrogressive governments. Despite all the suffering, the Iraqi Constitution didn't give the Assyrian people their rights nor did it respect them as they deserve in accordance with the historical reality and national equality.

Therefore, the Conference has decided to demand that the Assyrians be recognized as the original, indigenous people of Iraq.

Second: In addition to the persecution and marginalization that the Assyrians were subjected to, but the Constitution brought more tragedies when it divided the Assyrians by inventing new national components which aren't recognized neither by Assyriologists nor by Iraqi historians, even the Assyrian language was given a sectarian name following the policy of pleasing few of the Assyrian denominations leaders with a support from outside factions which is unfair to the Assyrian nation and its historical truth; it's our belief in the historical truth which imposes Assyrianism as the identity of a land, people and language.

Thus the Conference has decided to demand that Assyrian identity be confirmed in the Iraqi Constitution as a comprehensive national identity.

Third: As Iraq found relief from the suffering which was endured during the oppression of the successive dictatorship governments, Iraq entered a new phase in its political life to sort out the ambitions of its national and religious components but the proposals were more factional than patriotic which turned Iraq into a religious, federalism in a manner contrary to all standards of equality and coexistence, especially that Iraq's federal map was drawn in a manner which didn't take into consideration the demographic deviations resulting from the policies of the dictatorship governments and separatist movements. As example are the persecutions which took place in the 1960's when between the hammer of the separatist movements and the anvil of the barbaric governments, the Assyrians were forced to flee their towns and villages, hence matters worsened from 1961 to 1969 which culminated in the massacre of Soriya village in addition to the deportations during the 1970's leading to the Anfal operations in 1988 which claimed a large number of Assyrian lives between those dead and homeless for no guilt of their own, up to the Second Gulf War when north of latitude (36) was separated in order for the project of kurdifying Assyria to begin publicly and officially, adding to the national persecution which followed since 1991 in the North of Iraq in addition to the religious and ethnic persecution allover Iraq which took place following the demise of the regime on April 09th, 2003 where the demographic genocide against the Assyrian people continued up to the moment of this statement.

Proceeding from our vision that equality in federalism is a necessity as it appears in the Iraqi constitution and as all the usurped Assyrian lands in all regions of Iraq must be returned to their owners, and removing the injustice that has befallen the Assyrians due to these policies which disregarded the rights of the Assyrian people in Iraq, as well as the right of the Assyrian people to preserve their identity and existence in the land of their ancestors "Assyria" and preserving both the social and cultural national components.

Hence the Conference has decided to demand the recognition of establishing the region of "Assyria" with the following geographical borders:

North: The international borders of the state of Iraq with Turkey and Syria.
East: Including the Nirwa Rikan region down to the Greater Zab River.
West: The Tigris River.
South: The point where the Greater Zab meets with the Tigris River.

We call upon the international community which witnessed all the tragedies and calamities which befell the Assyrian people since before the establishment of the League of Nations and even after the establishment of the United Nations when all the human rights organizations took the stand of a spectator vis a vis the displacement, religious and ethnic persecution which is taking place in Iraq against the oldest people in history.

We also address the proud Iraqi people after regaining its freedom to understand the right of others to equality and coexistence as recognized by the international and humanitarian laws away from the national and religious intolerance, which were a result of the dictatorial, retrogressive, eradicated governments which ruled Iraq against the will of the Iraqi people. It's time to sit together as one family away from the external projects that affect our historical unity which brought us together through the ages, where we shared our existence.

Finally, we address our Assyrian people to assume their responsibilities in regards to their threatened fate in what concerns their national components of identity, land and existence, with the sectarian and political equations which entered the Assyrian people in matters hostile to the Assyrian Cause, such as the introduction of the compound, sectarian names and attaching the Assyrian Cause to newly invented separatist, racist cases on the land of Assyria. We also call upon the Assyrian people to collaborate together with all the power that they have inside and outside Iraq whether they are political parties, organizations or activists to stand in the face of all the projects which aim at undermining the worthy Assyrian Cause.

Expanded Assyrian Conference
Stockholm, December 18, 2006

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Conference in Tbilisi Date: 28 Adar 2007

Final statement of the first conference of the Assyrian Salvation Front in Tbilisi - Georgia In light of the extremely complex political circumstances that our region is going through, and the ideological democracy in Iraq and the resulting marginalization and exclusion of the Assyrian cause, and based on the supreme national interest of the Assyrian people The idea of ​​establishing an Assyrian front that would center all Assyrian efforts and energies represented by political parties, organizations, institutions, and independents was put forward at the expanded Assyrian conference held in Sweden between December 15-17, 2006, in which the establishment of an Assyrian front was announced under the name of the “Assyrian Salvation Front,” based on practical principles. The following:
1. Recognizing that the Assyrians are the indigenous people of Iraq.
2. Establishing Assyria in the Iraqi constitution as a comprehensive national identity.
3. Demanding recognition of the establishment of the Assyrian region, which is currently defined geographically as follows:
North: the international borders of the State of Iraq with Turkey and Syria.
East: from the region of Narwa and Rikan inclusive, down along the upper Zab.
West: the Tigris River.
South: the point of confluence of the upper Zab with Tigris.

In continuation of the expanded Assyrian conference held in Sweden, the first conference of the Assyrian Salvation Front was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, between March 15-17, 2007 under the slogan “Our Salvation is in Our Solidarity.” Over the course of three days, the conference participants discussed the conference agenda, where the political program and system were set. The internal structure of the Front as a national political entity that believes in the Assyrian identity and represents the alliance of independent Assyrian parties, organizations, institutions and personalities that struggle for the national rights of the Assyrian people and whose strategy is based on the following:

1. Emphasizing that the practical principles approved by the Sweden Conference are the basic pillars of the political work of the Assyrian Salvation Front.

2. Emphasizing that the Assyrian political decision is an independent decision and is not linked to any other option.
3. Emphasizing that the Assyrian Salvation Front's path opens its doors to all parties, organizations, institutions and independent figures who believe in the Front's declared goals.
In conclusion, the Assyrian Salvation Front extends its thanks and gratitude to the Republic of Georgia, its government and people, for the facilities they provided to complete the work of this conference. Long live our Assyrian people
Long live a free and united Iraq.


Assyria Salvation Front
17/3/2007
17/12/6756


The Assyrian Salvation Front currently consists of:
1. The General Assyrian Conference, which includes:
The Assyrian National Organization
The Assyrian Democratic Party
The Assyrian Liberation Party
The Yazidi Movement for Reform and Progress Assyrian Students and Youth Union - Iraq
Assyrian Democratic Movement - National Current
Babylon Assyrian Cultural Institute - Germany
Urhai National Foundation - California
Assyrian Social Club - Chicago
Assyrian Independents Bloc - Iraq
Assyrian Youth Club - German - Germany
Assyrian Youth Cultural Center - Germany
Assyrian Club - Switzerland Hammurabi Club - Belgium
Assyria International Foundation - Sweden
Assyrian Institute - Sweden
2. Global Forum for Independent Assyrian Activists
3. Coalition Assyrian Australian - Sydney
4. Assyrian Independent Cultural and National Center - Russia
5. Assyrian National Council in Georgia
Assyrian Youth Union in Georgia
Assyrian Women's Union in Georgia
The Assyrian Salvation Front received congratulatory telegrams and support for the conference's work from the following institutions:
1. Assyrian Universal Alliance
2. Shoraya Party
3. Beth Nahrain Democratic Party
4. Syriac League - Lebanon Visa mindre

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Political Platform of Save Assyria Front (SAF) in Moscow

Date: 26 Ab 2007

The transition from the reality of our divided nation toward unification is the duty of the Assyrian contemporary political movement, where the rules of procedure and the political agenda of Assyrian organizations and parties recognize the historical and national inherent rights to Assyria, with no non-Assyrian patriotic affiliation by the Assyrian individual to abolish national affiliation.
Due to the tragic situation of the Assyrian cause, an Assyrian expanded Conference was held in Stockholm, Sweden from December 15- 17, 2006, which was followed by the SAF founding conference in Tbilisi, Georgia, from March 15-17, 2007. Since its founding, SAF has emerged as a national, political, and ideological front which believes that “Ashur” (Assyria) is land, people and culture. SAF represents parties and civil and political institutions of the Assyrian nation, which are currently struggling for the inherent national rights of the Assyrian people.
Positions and Objectives of Save Assyria Front
At the international level:
First: SAF is struggling for the recognition of the Assyrian people as an independent identity, equal with other citizens with rights and obligations in every country.  SAF also strives to  influence key decision-making centers and players, at international, regional, or national levels to ensure the future and the fate of Assyrians as an indigenous people, based on the Charter of the Declaration of Human Rights of 10/December 1948 (and other international covenants).  SAF works to secure the national rights of the Assyrian people regardless of changes to the political map.
Second: SAF rejects all kinds of terrorism and ethnic discrimination among human beings on the basis of color, language, religion, social origin, and differentiating between men and women contrary to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Third: SAF is working at the international, regional and national levels to spread democracy to launch political and civil freedoms, through strengthening relations with the governments and peoples of the world.
Fourth: SAF supports the peaceful coexistence between ethnic components internationally, regionally and nationally, preserving ethnic rights equally, furthering freedom and justice, strengthening relations with peace makers, and supports democratic movements and the institutions of civil society, to reinforce national independence and end all forms of exploitation and subordination, politically and economically.
Fifth: SAF recognizes the ability of the United Nations, its affiliates, and other international organizations in resolving disputes peacefully and protecting world peace.
At the Assyrian national level:
First: SAF maintains that Assyria is occupied; therefore we are working for an Assyrian region to be called “Assyria”, linked directly to the central Iraqi government, where Assyrians will preserve their identity and presence in the land of their ancestors. An Assyrian region is currently defined as follows:
North: The international borders of the state of Iraq with Turkey and Syria.
East: Including the Nirwa and Rikan regions, down to the Greater Zab River.
West : The Tigris River.
South: The point where the Greater Zab meets with the Tigris River.
Second: SAF assures the authenticity of the Assyrian people in Iraq, and will work to gain the international and Iraqi recognition for the Assyrian people as indigenous people of Iraq, and the right of every Assyrian to gain Iraqi citizenship regardless of residence or current citizenship.
Third: SAF assures that the Assyrian identity is inclusive for all Assyrians and rejects all the new-made and compound names to identify the Assyrian nation, and will work to correct the clauses of the Iraqi constitution concerning the Assyrian identity.
Fourth: SAF assures that the Assyrian political decision must be independent and not linked to any other option.
Fifth: SAF will confront and stand against any attempt to marginalize the Assyrian identity as land, people and culture.
Sixth: SAF assures that immigration and deportation from Assyria is incompatible with the national aspirations of the Assyrian nation.  SAF will therefore work to end the forced displacement.
Seventh: SAF assures that claims for the inherent rights of the Assyrian people in Iraq should be directed through the central government and the international level, and has the right to use all means to achieve its goals.
Eighth: SAF maintains the necessity to purify the current Assyrian political atmosphere from remnants of previous eras, in what serves the Assyrian nation’s interest.
Ninth: SAF recognizes that Assyrians suffered Genocide at the hands of Turks and Kurds during the 1st World War, and that this Genocide was planned by the Ottoman Empire.  SAF also maintains that the massacre which took place Northern Iraq in August of 1933 was also Genocide, planned and carried out by the Iraqi government, and SAF will work to gain recognition of these Genocides through the legal process.
At the Iraqi national level
First: SAF understands the need for purposeful dialogues with all Iraqi factions to reach firm convictions regarding the recognition of the legitimate national rights of the Assyrian people and the rest of the Iraqi groups who are subject to persecution and forced displacement.
Second: SAF recognizes the necessity of brotherhood between all ethnic and religious groups existing in Iraq.
Third: SAF demands that the Iraqi constitution must equally safeguard the national rights of all Iraqi groups, and rejects any attempts to marginalize the Assyrian nation’s rights and presence in its historical land under sectarian and factional concepts.

http://www.zindamagazine.com/.../2007/10.23.07/index_tue.php

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Assyrian Delegation to Armenia

Date: 28 Tishrin 2011

A high level delegation of Assyrian representatives at home and abroad paid on official visit to the republic of Armenia from the period ( October 28 -- November 6, 2011) -- The visit was a result of a fruitful coordination and consultation between the Assyrian Genocide International ( Seyfo ) Committee , AISC and Assyrian Federation of Organizations of Armenia "Hayadta."
The delegation was received warmly by the authorities concerned .The delegation met the children of the Assyrian community and representatives of their institutions in the Republic of Armenia. The visit covered also Assyrian villages.
A series of meetings were held on this occasion. An audience with the prime minister of Armenia Mr. Dikran Sarkisian was held. The meeting covered issues of common interest particularly the issues of massacres of ethnic cleansing committed against the people of Armenia and Assyrian by the Ottoman Empire during the years world war I from 1914- 1918.
As a result of this barbaric massacre one million and a half million Armenian and more than 700,000 Assyrian innocents lost their lives .The delegation presented a detailed explanation on the situation of the Assyrian people in Iraq, especially after 2003. The delegation also pointed out that the terrorist operations practiced by the authorities in power in Iraq toward s our people was to force them to imigrate and leave their land.
The members of the delegation pointed out the importance of implementation of decisions and international treaties including the issue of recognition of the rights of indigenous people and also the application of decisions of the universal declaration of human rights issued in 1948 . The delegation stressed the importance of the legitimate rights of the Assyrian people to Ashur province in the territory of Assyria within the territorial integrity of Iraq in order to preserve the national and religious identities .
The delegation also explained the situation of the Assyrian people in Syria, Turkey and those who live in exile .The delegation called upon Armenian prime minister to establish a center for Assyrian studies in Yerevan to take care the affairs of Assyrian and the mutual issue of common interest between our brotherly people, the people of Armenia and the people of Assyria.
The delegation also pointed out the importance that our delegation be represented in the preparatory committee on the occasion of the elapsing of 100 years of the massacre committed against Armenians, Assyrians and the Greeks, which will be held round the world.
His Excellency the Armenian prime minister welcomed warmly our delegation and a lot of questions related our Assyrian people were put forward especially Assyrians conditions in Iraq.His Excellency showed a deep understanding and he supported the demands of our delegation.
He stressed his support for the just demand, he pledged to continue his support to the welfare of the Assyrian people and to let them live in stability and to enjoy their national right and exercise their religious rituals freely and without any discrimination.
The members of the delegation held a series of important meetings with several officials,for instance, the vice chairman of the Armenian parliament Mr. Samuel Nikian , the president of the Armenian delegation to the general assembly of parliamentarians of countries Mr. Maikardeg Minasssian the 28th , Mr. Vahan ED Hovanisean chairman of the parliamentary bloc of Thnag's party , the chairman of the general council of Armina Mr. Manoukian Vazakin ,the chairman of the office of the prime minister as well as the Armenian genocide museum Dr. Hayek Damoyan and Ms. Shushan Saratekeyan at the department of the religious affairs and minorities in the office of the presidency and cultural figures .
To summarize our activities with Armenians brothers we mention underneath the most important issues which were raised during our stay and gained acceptance from all parties concerned:

•Recognition the genocide of the Assyrian massacres by the Ottoman Turkish authorities in the year 1914 --1918.
•Support the autonomy demand of Assyrians in the Ashur province in Iraq through contacts with countries with influence on the world arena.
•Establishment of an Assyrian study center in Yerevan to lay stress on the mutual issues of common interest between us -- and also to maintain and safeguard the cultural heritage and the Assyrian language especially towards the Assyrian community in Armenia.
•Enhancement and close relations between the two peoples and their institutions with common issues and emphasize the role of media in general including the Armenian media to pay due attention and highlight the issues of the Assyrian people .
•The establishment of an Assyrian monument near the memorial in Yerevan , the Armenian , to commemorate the souls of the martyrs of massacres , genocide , which were carried out by the Ottoman authority in the first world war.
•Granting Martyrs Memorial a special section in the museum of the Armenian massacres in order to view photos ,books, films ,newspapers and other things as clear evidences to the massacres and in order to inform as much people as possible to the massacres committed against our people.
The Assyrian delegation carried out a number of historical meetings and at a high level and all these meetings were a continuation of historical relations between the brotherly people, Armenian and Assyrian, which extends to thousands of years. An emphasis on strengthening the relationship between the various institutions of the two peoples, initiated by the Party for the Liberation of Assyria and its institutions such as the International Committee for the following up to the massacres of the Assyrian people (Seyfo), and the Institute of Assyria, and to move it forward for the benefit of both peoples .The most work was to achieve the objectives of the visit. So concreted efforts were made by all organizations and institutions of the Assyrian people to reach the proposed objectives .The delegation was composed of the Assyrian organizations and institutions.
The following, figures and institutions were represented in that visit:
•The Assyrian Liberation party and its affiliated organizations:
◦Assyrian Genocide International Committee (AISC): Dr. Ibrahim Afram and Dr. Jamil Hanna.
◦Assyrian Institute in Stockholm (Sweden): Dr. Jamil Hanna and Simon poli
•Save Assyria Front: Mr. Elias Yalda
•The engineer Mr.Ninos Isho ,the secreteray of Assyrian Democratic Party
•Mrs. Irina Gasparyan Assyrian Federation of Organizations of Armenia "Hayadta"
•Assyrian Universal Independent Activists Forum Mr. Elias Yalda
•Assyrian Cultural Center, the National Independent in Moscow (Russia)Professor: Yusuf Zaia
•The Lawyer: Edgar Betbonv,the Assyrian Youth Federation - Republic of Georgia
•Mr. Pavel Sedov the, Assyrian Cultural Center of the Republic of Latvia
•Mr. Gevargis Shlemon, the Assyrian club in Belgium
Among the most important activities, and visits which we as delegation made were:
•A visit to our people in the province of the Supreme Devin.
•A visit to our people in the village of High Artigs.
•A visit to our people in the province of Dimitrov.
•A visit to our people in the province of Arzna.
•Laying a wreath of flowers on the tomb of the martyrs .
•A tour to the Museum of the Armenian Genocide.
•A visit to the National Library in Yerevan and in particular Section Assyriology, which opened specially on the occasion of visit of the delegation.
•A press conference at the Hall of Hotel (Golden Tulip)

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