John Eibner held a meeting in Los Angeles with the Armenian Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia, Aram I. ANCA-WR The Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) has awarded Christian Solidarity International (CSI) its prestigious “Human Rights Champion” Award for its work in amplifying the plight and defending the rights of the… Read more »
President Trump, Prime Minister Pashinyan and President Aliyev, shortly after signing a non-binding declaration at the White House on Friday. (primeminister.am) “We have a very comprehensive agreement,” said U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday, with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan sitting on his right, and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of… Read more »
Faces of the 23 Armenian hostages being held by Azerbaijan. Nearly two years after an Azerbaijani military operation forced the entire Armenian Christian population of Nagorno Karabakh to flee, Azerbaijan continues to detain at least 23 Armenians – civilians, POWs and members of the Nagorno Karabakh elected government. 80 more are considered forcibly disappeared. As… Read more »
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia (left) and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan (right) in Abu Dhabi in July. photo: primeminister.am Media Release As the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia meet at the White House today, CSI is urging President Trump to support the Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh and insist on the… Read more »
Erich Vontobel (center) stands in front of the U.S. Capitol with the delegation for the Swiss Peace Initiative. csi Interview with Swiss National Councillor Erich Vontobel Mr. Vontobel, how did you become involved with Nagorno Karabakh? At the end of January 2024, I was assigned two motions in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National… Read more »
Siranush Sahakyan is the director of the International and Comparative Law Center in Yerevan. photo from i.c. law – armenia Guest commentary by Siranush Sahakyan In June 2025, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan escalated public attacks against the Armenian Apostolic Church by referring to churches as “closets cluttered with junk,” publicly insulting clergy, and accusing the… Read more »
Etchmiadzin, the Mother See of the Armenian Apostolic Church, 2023. photo: csi Media Release Christian Solidarity International (CSI) has joined with other religious freedom advocates in calling on the Armenian government to end its persecution of the Armenian church. In a statement, the organizations and individuals express “grave concerns over the intensifying campaign by the… Read more »
Swiss National Councillor Erich Vontobel addresses an audience at the U.S. Capitol. Media Release WASHINGTON DC – “Does the U.S. believe that a favorable and lasting peace in the South Caucasus – a region of growing geopolitical and economic significance – can be built on the basis of ethno-religious cleansing?” Dr. John Eibner, the president… Read more »
The UK House of Commons. Support for the Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh is growing in the UK. On June 18, the Chair and Vice Chair of the UK’s parliament’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Freedom of Religion or Belief (APPG FoRB) issued a statement in support of the Swiss Peace Initiative, an… 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 »
