Yaqub’s family waited two years for justice. csi The verdict is a rare outcome for a religious minority family in a country where Christians and other non-Muslim communities routinely face obstacles in obtaining legal redress, particularly when the perpetrators belong to the Muslim majority. Additional Sessions Judge Syed Shazad Muzaffar Hamdani of Lahore delivered… Read more »
Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. On Sunday, Armenian voters will choose their next government. csi. As Armenian voters prepare to choose their next government on June 7, Christian Solidarity International (CSI) is calling on the country’s next prime minister to make the protection of Armenia’s Christian identity, institutions and people a defining priority. “The… Read more »
Christians take part in worship in a church in South Kordofan. csi The Sudanese people have always been religious. Besides traditional African religions, the people of present-day Sudan practiced a form of Judaism during the Nubian kingdom of Kush. In the book of Acts, chapter 8, we read of the conversion of the eunuch,… Read more »
Mehat and her children found refuge in the Andulu camp. csi Mehat and her family were forced to flee their village in Darfur when it came under attack by armed groups who repeatedly looted cattle from farms. When the local youth fought back, the situation escalated. A large retaliatory attack followed, burning the village… Read more »
David Ishkhanyan, speaker of the Artsakh parliament at the time of his capture by Azeri forces in September 2023, is among 20 known Armenian hostages in Baku. Photo: National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh YEREVAN — Azerbaijani officials told Armenian prisoners in Baku that they would remain in captivity so long as the Armenian… Read more »
Where would you turn if tragedy forced you to flee your home? A friend or relative might help, but what if they were driven out too? This nightmarish reality is one Intazar knows too well. Her country — Sudan — is at war. You can help families like hers with your gift today! [Give Now]… Read more »
The Permanent Representation of the Republic of Artsakh located at 17/2 Nairi Zaryan street in Yerevan YEREVAN — The leadership of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), whose people were exiled from their historic homeland by Azerbaijani offensives between 2020 and 2023, is challenging a new order by a judge in Yerevan to vacate the building… Read more »
Protesters at the rally on April 13, 2026, held posters reading “Religious violence is the murder of democracy! We will not be silent!” csi Tens of thousands of Christians marched through Jagdalpur in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh on April 13, 2026, to protest an amendment to the state’s anti-conversion law that had… Read more »
Ermagan, a journalist in Germany, has made it her mission to report on the worldwide persecution of Christians. Ninve Ermagan/Facebook My family are Assyrians, members of a Christian minority in the Middle East. Even this simple statement trips many people up. “Oh, so you’re Syrian, wonderful! I have many Syrian friends!” The first time,… Read more »
Armenian children displaced from their homeland of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) participate in an identity-preservation program at the Hovhannes Tumanyan Museum in Yerevan, Armenia. Guest contribution from Siranush Sargsyan YEREVAN – The idea for the “Fairy Tales and Identity Preservation” initiative began with a question posed inside the Hovhannes Tumanyan Museum in Yerevan: what could be… Read more »
