Christian Solidarity International corroborates reports relayed by UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Religion or Belief about militias imposing sexual violence against Christian communities in so-called ‘peace deals.’
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Impunity for Azerbaijan putting Armenia at risk, UN side event warns
Three years after the genocide in Nagorno Karabakh, Christian Solidarity International and partners warn the UN Human Rights Council that appeasement by the international community toward Azerbaijan puts Armenia at risk of the same fate.
Devastating flash floods in Nepal – CSI responds with emergency aid
A devastating flash flood in the border region between Nepal and Tibet has leveled villages, buried people under rubble, and left chaos and despair in its wake. Many families who live off the land have lost their livelihoods. CSI is delivering aid to remote areas.
South Sudanese Christian woman liberated after 28 years of slavery
Abuk Machar Tong, a South Sudanese Christian woman recently freed after 28 years of slavery in Sudan, has thanked Christian Solidarity International (CSI) for saving her life.
Members of U.S. Congress speak out for disappeared Christian woman in Pakistan
Ten members of Congress have called on Pakistan’s justice minister to intervene in the case of Neha Faqir, an apparent victim of forced conversion to Islam.
Armenian Church to contest state interference in court
The Catholicos of All Armenians and six bishops will not attend their trial, scheduled for August 28. Their chief legal counsel is contesting the government’s attempt to insert itself in the internal governance of religious organizations.
Armenian Church to contest state interference in court
The Catholicos of All Armenians and six bishops will not attend their trial, scheduled for August 28. Their chief legal counsel is contesting the government’s attempt to insert itself in the internal governance of religious organizations.
Sri Lanka: Church faces harassment over registration
A church on the outskirts of Colombo has faced repeated investigations after questions were raised about its registration status. Challenges surrounding church registration are the biggest issue facing Christian congregations in the country.
Syria: Attacks on Religious Minorities – June 2026
Alawites, Druzes, Shi’ites and Christians in Syria are at heightened risk of being abducted or killed extrajudicially. This monthly update highlights known or suspected attacks against religious minorities in Syria, as an indicator of the ongoing threats to religious minorities in the country.
A Syrian town answered Erdogan with a Hagia Sophia—Now its Christians are leaving
The interior of the Hagia Sophia Church in the central Syrian town of Suqaylabiyah, consecrated in 2022, but forced shut under pressure from Sunni Islamist militants who now dominate the country’s security forces. Photo courtesy of resident who wishes to remain anonymous. When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul re-converted… Read more »