| Country: | Syria |
| Assyrian Democratic Organization | |
| Native Name: | Syriac: ܡܛܟܣܬܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܬܐ ܕܝܡܩܪܛܝܬܐ Arabic: المنظمة الآثورية الديمقراطية |
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| Headquarters: | Qamishli, Syria |
| Leader: | Gabriel Moushe Gawrieh |
| Leader2 Title: | Vice president |
| Leader2 Name: | Bashir Isshaq Sa'di[1] |
| Founded: | 1957 |
| Ideology: | Assyrian minority politics Minority rights |
| Position: | Centre-left |
| National: | Syrian National Coalition[2] |
| Colours: | Light blue |
| Website: | https://ado-world.com/en/ |
| Seats1 Title: | Democratic Council |
Assyrian Democratic Organization (ADO), (Syriac: ܡܛܟܣܬܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܬܐ ܕܝܡܩܪܛܝܬܐ; Arabic: المنظمة الآثورية الديمقراطية) also known as "Mtakasta/Mtakasto", founded in Syria in 1957, is the oldest Assyrian political organization in Syria.[3] The group is part of the Syrian National Coalition since 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 the Assyrian people and the realization of its legitimate national aspirations (political, cultural, administrative) in its historic homeland.[5]
In March 2017, two ADO offices in Qamishli and al-Malikiyah were shut down by Rojavan authorities due to a lack of a permit. On 12 April, an official in the governing Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM) met with Gabriel 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]