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 »
In September 2023, Azerbaijan and Turkey achieved a goal they had been pursuing together for over a century – the destruction of the millennia-old Armenian Christian community of Nagorno Karabakh (or Artsakh), writes Joel Veldkamp. Nagorno Karabakh is home to some of the world’s oldest churches. csi For nine months, Azerbaijan laid siege to Nagorno… Read more »
The latest reports out of Nagorno-Karabakh are reporting that Azerbaijan is bombing residential neighborhoods and not military targets as promised. The village of Yeghtsahogh is completely surrounded by Azerbaijani troops. Civilians, including children, have been killed in the shelling of the region. 7,000 people have been evacuated from their villages and are in need of… Read more »
Today, the dictatorship of Azerbaijan launched a full-scale military attack on Nagorno Karabakh, also known as Artsakh, where 120,000 Armenian Christians have been under siege for nine months. CSI’s President, Dr. John Eibner, warns, “If Azerbaijan’s allies and commercial partners – the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, European Union, Israel, and Switzerland – do not… Read more »
On August 16, there was a large mob attack on a the Christian neighborhood in Pakistan, called Jaranwala, after some local Muslims accused Christians of burning a Qur’an. No one was killed, but 21 churches and many houses were burned. 2,500 people had to flee their homes. Two Christian men accused of desecrating the Qur’an… Read more »
