Interview with Assyrian Genocide Survivor Mr. Youkhanna Odicho Biro
Interviews and Source Video: “The Last Plight” Documentary, produced by Sargon Saadi, Sargon Rouel, and Suzan Younan
In this exclusive interview, Florence BetIshue recounts her aunt's experience with the Seyfo Genocide of 1914
In this exclusive interview, Florence BetIshue recounts her parents' experience with the Seyfo Genocide of 1914
In this exclusive video recording, Elizabeth Mickaily-Huber-PhD, President, Assyrian National Council of Stanislaus and Assistant Editor, Nineveh Magazine, shares her family's story of Mar Benyamin Shimun during the Seyfo Genocide of 1914.
June Ishtar Jako is an Assyrian Australian writer, mother, and grandmother. Born in Baghdad, she migrated to Australia under the humanitarian program in 1984.
In this exclusive audio recording, Pebronia Khashaba Yadgari shares the story of her grandfather’s escape from the village of Mavana near Urmia, Persia (modern-day Iran), during the Seyfo Genocide (1915–1918).
In this exclusive audio recording, Dr. Arianne Ishaya shares the story of her family's escape from the village of Gavilan near Urmia, Persia (modern-day Iran) to Russia during the Seyfo Genocide (1915–1918).
Carmen Lazar is a community leader and refugee advocate with over 14 years of experience supporting humanitarian entrants in Australia.
Margaret Petros, Director of Mothers Against Murder (MAM), recounts the testimony of her paternal grandmother, Yasmin Salian, who survived the Seyfo Genocide (1915–1918). Her grandmother escaped from Turkey to Iraq, but in the chaos of flight became separated and lost. She was later discovered and lovingly raised by another Assyrian family, ensuring her survival and the preservation of her story across generations.
In this recording, Hasmik Danavi Yadegar recounts the story of her Assyrian mother, Shoshan, and her Armenian father, [Carmen to supply name], whose families suffered persecution during the Genocide of 1914 in northwest Iran near Urmia.
"I don’t cry easily. But I couldn’t hold it in watching Elian and Almas talk about their time in ISIS captivity. I lived through it. I met so many survivors—some were family, some were close friends. And still, every time I hear one of their stories, it hits me like it’s happening all over again.
