Gen Z protesters take to the streets in Nepal. provided to csi The collapse of Nepal’s government following mass protests has created a security vacuum and left the country’s Christian minority deeply anxious about their safety and future. The uncertainty has already led to threats against churches and raised fears of violence by extremist… Read more »
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Syria’s minorities sound alarm in Geneva: “Massacres and displacement continue”
A delegation of Syrian minorities participated in a press conference in Geneva on September 9, 2025: Joseph Lahdo (left), Masoud Aqil, Sheruan Hassan, Rawan Osman, Nawras Alsaghbini, Mimi Hassan, and Mouna Ghanem. csi The press conference, entitled “Massacre, Displacement, and Silence: The Struggle of Minorities in Syria,” was organized by the Geneva Press Club… Read more »
Alison Meuse: Armenia jails archbishops, activists to keep ‘peace’
Armenian Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan waves to supporters at a courtroom in Yerevan on 25 August 2025. photo: Narek Aleksanyan Guest contribution from Alison Tahmizian Meuse YEREVAN—Two charismatic archbishops, a philanthropist, the father of a martyred soldier, and a young female activist are among the political prisoners Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s administration put behind bars or… Read more »
At UN, CSI calls on Sri Lanka to guarantee religious freedom to all
Christians face severe restrictions on building churches. csi MEDIA RELEASE Yesterday, Christian Solidarity International (CSI) urged the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the government of Sri Lanka to address the ongoing discrimination against religious minorities in Sri Lanka. In a statement delivered at the UN Human Rights Council… Read more »
CSI provides emergency food aid as Sudan IDPs face hunger gap
Aid workers distribute sorghum to IDPs. csi The ongoing war between the rebels of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has exacerbated the refugee crisis in the Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile regions of southern Sudan. It has so far resulted in nearly eight million registered internally displaced, according… Read more »
Attack on Christians in Bangladesh deepens pre-election unease
A Christian family raising pigs in a Bangladesh village had their farm attacked by a mob earlier this year. photo provided to csi A Christian man’s pig farm was destroyed by a mob in Muslim-majority Bangladesh after a local mosque issued a religious decree banning pig farming in the area. The attack, and authorities’… Read more »
Armenian hostage Vicken Euljekjian enters fourth week of hunger strike
CSI has learned that Vicken Euljekjian, one of the 23 Armenian hostages confirmed to be held by Azerbaijan, has been on a hunger strike for 21 days. Euljekjian’s wife Linda learned of the hunger strike on September 2, when he was allowed to call her in Lebanon from his prison cell in Baku. Linda was… Read more »
Pakistan: Death sentence lifted for Christian jailed 24 years for blasphemy
Anwar Kenneth surrounded by police. morningstar news His lawyer describes it as “the biggest case in the legal history of Pakistan.” Anwar Kenneth, a 72-year-old Christian, has been on death row for almost 24 full years. While he remains imprisoned, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has quashed the death sentence against him. Contrary to… Read more »
August review: No peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the threat to Nigeria’s Christians
The leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia pictured after their White House meeting. primeminister.am It was touted as a meeting that might bring an end to 35 years of war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. But at the White House on August 8, a peace deal remained elusive. Instead, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President Donald… Read more »
Nigeria: CSI tells UK parliamentary inquiry that Middle Belt Christians are under threat
Mourners attend the funeral of victims of a Fulani attack in Bindi, Plateau State in July 2025. csi In a response submitted on August 25 to an inquiry from the parliament’s International Development Committee, entitled UK aid to Nigeria: Partnership or paternalism?, the UK affiliate of Christian Solidarity International (CSI) said that the ethnic… Read more »