Assyrians in Garmawa secure ownership of their village in northern Iraq, severe drought threatens agricultural workers in Iraq and Syria and London-based Assyrian comedian Jenan Younis brings a stand-up show back to the stage.

Lebanon’s Assyrians are among those facing the country’s economic crisis, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi calls on displaced Christians to return to the country and two Assyrian organizations partner to renovate homes in Armenia.

Assyrian Maria Farhad is crowned Miss Iraq, Assyrian Ukrainian Olympic judoka Iakiv Khammo reaches a bronze medal match in Tokyo and the Assyrian Policy Institute kicks off its second-ever Digital Week of Action.

A resolution recognizing the Assyrian Genocide of 1915 is reintroduced to the U.S. House of Representatives, the Village of Lincolnwood, Ill. makes a proclamation marking Assyrian Remembrance Day and an Assyrian organization in Australia discusses COVID in the media with Shadow Minister of Health Chris Bowen.

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) co-sponsor a resolution recognizing the Semele Massacre of 1933, the Shlama Foundation completes installation of solar-powered LED streetlights in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq and two Assyrians are selected to compete in the 2021 Miss Iraq beauty pageant.

Turkish airstrikes set Assyrian farmlands ablaze in northern Iraq, five members of the Assyrian Democratic Movement run in Iraq’s upcoming parliamentary elections and a London-based Assyrian comedian preps for a post-pandemic restart of her live comedy night, Weapons of Mass Hilarity.

A statement from the Patriarch of the Chaldean Church draws backlash from the community, the Syriac Military Council calls for the release of three of its fighters imprisoned by Turkish-backed forces and two Assyrian organizations express their solidarity with Canadian’s Indigenous population following the discovery of unmarked gravesites across the country.

Three detentions are made in the case of Hürmüz and Simuni Diril, the Shlama Foundation assists shepherds bound to northern Iraq amid Turkish-PKK crossfire and the Assyrian Food Festival returns to Chicago. 

Assyrian organizations submit recommendations at a UN forum on minority issues, a Chicago-based Assyrian artist features their work at a Pride Month showcase and singer-songwriter Yasmeen performs the national anthem at an NBA game in Phoenix.