Anwar Kenneth surrounded by police. morningstar news Update: October 21, 2025 After 24 years in prison, Anwar Kenneth, a 72-year-old Pakistani Christian, is finally free! Kenneth was sentenced to death in 2001, on charges of “blasphemy,” after writing a letter to a Muslim religious scholar expressing his Christian beliefs. Last year, a legal team supported… Read more »
On February 8, 2025, Suleiman Khalil, the former mayor of the Christian town of Sadad, who heroically defended his town against ISIS in 2015, was arrested at his home by agents of the new Syrian regime. CSI is calling for his immediate release. Suleiman Khalil, a Syriac Orthodox Christian engineer, businessman and former mayor of… Read more »
What does it mean to stand in true solidarity with the persecuted church? Dr. John Eibner, President of Christian Solidarity International (CSI), joins Billy Hallowell and Jen Lilley for a powerful conversation on global Christian persecution, modern-day slavery, and the spiritual battle shaping our world. For decades, CSI has been on the frontlines—rescuing slaves in… Read more »
On July 8, Christian Solidarity International’s President Dr. John Eibner will join two Swiss members of parliament and ex-Armenian Foreign Minister in Washington DC to present the Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh. The delegation will be presented on Capitol Hill, from 3:00-4:00 pm in Room 2044 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Nagorno Karabakh… Read more »
Joel Veldkamp, head of international communications, told CBN News Trump’s pledge is welcomed by Christian Solidarity International. He also explained the sweeping impact the longstanding sanctions have had on the Syrian people. “The impact of the sanctions has been really devastating,” he said. “The U.S. and its allies imposed these sanctions on Syria in 2011… Read more »
In Homs, Syrians celebrated in the streets with flags and fireworks when President Trump announced an end to U.S. sanctions on Syria on May 13, 2025. X post Statement on the end of U.S. sanctions on Syria by Dr. John Eibner, CSI’s International President Christian Solidarity International (CSI) welcomes President Trump’s long-overdue decision to lift… Read more »
CSI provided emergency aid to victims of the Plateau State attacks in Nigeria. csi It was on the night of April 13 as Palm Sunday gave way to Holy Week that suspected Fulani militants burst into Zike community in Nigeria’s central Plateau State, opening fire on villagers. Within a few hours, at least 56 people… Read more »
In the wake of the massacre of over 1,000 Alawite civilians by pro-government forces in Syria, Christian Solidarity International’s president, Dr. John Eibner, has sent letters to U.S. President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, calling on them to act to prevent genocide. The appeal follows a Genocide Warning for Syria which CSI issued on… Read more »
The Assad dynasty is gone. The brutal struggle for mastery in Syria and the broader Middle East goes on. Last night, President Biden took credit for Assad’s fall in a White House statement that recalled President Bush’s ill-fated “mission accomplished” speech about Iraq. Biden was serving as vice president when President Obama first announced regime… Read more »
Dozens of Christians in Mangu local government area of Plateau State in Nigeria have been killed in Fulani militia attacks since January 23, CSI’s sources in the area report. The massacres came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an official visit to Nigeria on January 23 and 24, and just three weeks after… Read more »
