The 13th-century Katoghike Holy Mother of God Church in Yerevan. The church was nearly demolished by the Bolsheviks in 1936, but was preserved after local protests. Guest Commentary by John Eibner This commentary originally appeared as a post on X. In the 1920s, Moscow-backed Bolsheviks created a “Free Church” movement to undermine Armenia’s Apostolic Church—the… Read more »
Acting President of Artsakh Ashot Danielyan (left) presents an official letter to Swiss MPs and co-chairs of the Swiss Peace Initiative Stefan Müller-Altermatt (center) and Erich Vontobel (right) at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Artsakh in Yerevan, Armenia on February 4, 2026. csi MEDIA RELEASE Nearly one year after the Swiss parliament adopted… Read more »
Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan embraces human rights lawyer Ruben Melikyan during his trial in a Yerevan court. Narek Aleksanyan MEDIA RELEASE As the Armenian government seeks to focus discussions with Vice President JD Vance on strengthening bilateral ties, one of Armenia’s most high-profile political prisoners, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, has called on the conservative U.S. leader to… Read more »
Former Syrian mayor Suleiman Khalil has been detained for one year. csi MEDIA RELEASE Today, the human rights groups In Defense of Christians (IDC) and Christian Solidarity International (CSI) issued a joint statement calling for the immediate release of Suleiman Khalil, the former mayor of the Christian-majority town of Sadad in Syria. “Sunday, February 8,… Read more »
Երեքշաբթի՝ փետրվարի 3-ին, Երեւանում կայացավ Քրիստոնեական համերաշխության միջազգային կազմակերպության (CSI) նախագահ Դոկտոր Ջոն Այբների եւ Գերմանիայում կազմակերպության ներկայացուցիչ, կաթոլիկ քահանա Հայր Փիթեր Ֆուքսի մամուլի ասուլիսը։ Համատեղ ասուլիսին մասնակցում էին նաեւ Քաղաքական իրավունքների հայկական կենտրոնի (ՔԻՀԿ) նախագահ Ռաֆայել Իշխանյանը եւ Շվեյցարիայի խորհրդարանի ստորին պալատի պատգամավոր Էրիխ Ֆոնտոբելը։ CSI-ը փաստահավաք առաքելությամբ Հայաստանում է՝ դիտարկելու համար, պետություն-Եկեղեցի ճգնաժամի… Read more »
Video of the press conference in Yerevan. MEDIA RELEASE “I am incarcerated today for a simple reason,” Armenia’s Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan told the International Religious Freedom Summit in a letter from prison published today. “My offense is to speak an unwelcome truth – that the Christian Armenian nation faces an existential threat.” Dr. John Eibner,… Read more »
CSI held a press conference at the end of a fact-finding visit to Armenia in November 2025. csi MEDIA RELEASE A delegation from Christian Solidarity International (CSI) will visit Armenia in the first week of February in order to carry out a fact-finding mission regarding the Armenian government’s crackdown on the Armenian Apostolic Church. The… Read more »
Vicken Euljekjian was reunited with his wife Linda after more than five years; screenshot from video. x.com The news was announced by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on January 14. “Gevorg Sujyan, Davit Davtyan, Vicken Euljekjian, and Vagif Khachatryan were handed over by the representatives of the relevant bodies of the Republic of Azerbaijan… Read more »
Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan is serving a two-year prison sentence in Armenia. Photo credit: Narek Aleksanyan YEREVAN – Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan, one of Armenia’s most venerated clergymen, is known for his dedication to his flock in the eastern Shirak Diocese as much as his blunt indictments of society and elites. Born in Armenia’s second city of… Read more »
Christians in Bangladesh take part in a human chain for justice and security in October 2025. csi Bangladesh will vote on February 12 in its first general elections since the 2024 uprising over corruption and authoritarian rule ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and brought an interim administration to power. As preparations intensify amid political… Read more »
