Assyrian Democratic Organization
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Assyrian Democratic Organization ܡܛܟܣܬܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܬܐ ܕܝܡܩܪܛܝܬܐ المنظمة الآثورية الديمقراطية | |
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| Leader | Gabriel Moushe Gawrieh |
| Vice president | Bashir Isshaq Sa'di[1] |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Headquarters | Qamishli,Syria |
| Ideology | Assyrianminority politics Minority rights |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Syrian National Coalition[2] |
| Colours | Light blue |
| Democratic Council | 0 / 43
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| https://ado-world.com/en/ | |
Assyrian Democratic Organization (ADO),(Syriac:ܡܛܟܣܬܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܬܐ ܕܝܡܩܪܛܝܬܐ;Arabic:المنظمة الآثورية الديمقراطية) also known as "Mtakasta/Mtakasto", founded inSyriain 1957, is the oldestAssyrianpolitical organization inSyria.[3]The group is part of theSyrian National Coalitionsince October 2011,[2]and the Assad government has long banned it from political life and restricted its activities in Syria.[4]
The ADO was established as a national, political and democratic movement having with the objectives of safeguarding the existence of theAssyrian peopleand the realization of its legitimate national aspirations (political, cultural, administrative) in its historic homeland.[5]
History[edit]
In March 2017, two ADO offices inQamishliandal-Malikiyahwere shut down byRojavanauthorities due to a lack of a permit. On 12 April, an official in the governingMovement for a Democratic Society(TEV-DEM) met withGabriel Moushe Gawrieh,head of the ADO, and discussed the incident and the "need to respect the laws of the administration". It was the first time TEV-DEM officials met with the ADO.[6]
References[edit]
- ^"Rojava – a" protection zone "for religious and ethnic minorities in Syria?"(PDF).Society for Threatened Peoples.June 2016.
- ^abSzlanko, Balint (20 February 2014)."Instead of fleeing, some of Syria's Christians will stand their ground".The National.Retrieved2015-02-16.
Other Christian groups, such as the Assyrian Democratic Organisation (ADO), oppose the government, too, and have joined the Syrian National Coalition, the opposition umbrella group.
- ^The Assyrian Democratic Organization Rejects Iraq's Constitution
- ^Syrian authorities ban Assyrian party from marking Martyr
- ^About ADOArchived2011-07-24 at theWayback Machine,ADO world
- ^Wladimir van Wilgenburg (13 April 2017)."Assyrian faction linked to Syrian opposition meets with Kurdish TEV-DEM after office closure".ARA News.Archived fromthe originalon 15 April 2017.Retrieved13 April2017.
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