Natalie Khalil with Congressman Pete Aguilar (second from left) and CSI staff. csi Media Release Last week, Christian Solidarity International (CSI) brought Natalie Khalil, the daughter of Suleiman Khalil, the former mayor of Sadad in Syria, to Washington DC to advocate for her father’s release. Natalie and the CSI team met with Congressman Pete Aguilar… Read more »
“Armenia is witnessing a systematic state-led campaign to undermine, divide, and persecute Armenia’s national church,” CSI’s Joel Veldkamp warned on Capitol Hill on Thursday. “The arrests of Armenian clergy and their supporters must be seen in the context of the prime minister’s demand that the Catholicos of All Armenians resign from his post — a… Read more »
Rev. Bobbo Paschal was abducted by Fulani Islamists on November 17, 2025 Bobbo Paschal, parish priest of St. Stephen, Kushe, Gudu in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State in northern Nigeria, was abducted by Fulani Islamists in the early hours of November 17, 2025, according to a statement by the chancellor of the… Read more »
Vicken Euljekjian has served five years of a 20-year sentence. Libertas MEDIA RELEASE Vicken Euljekjian, a citizen of Armenia and Lebanon who has been illegally detained by Azerbaijan for five years, is in dramatically deteriorating health, his family and supporters have revealed. Euljekjian is one of at least 23 Armenian Christian hostages being held by… Read more »
John Eibner (left) and Joel Veldkamp (right) of CSI at the press conference in Yerevan. csi MEDIA RELEASE Message to fellow faith leaders, particularly Evangelicals and Catholics: ‘Silence is not an option’ Christian Solidarity International (CSI), an interconfessional Christian human rights organization, visited Armenia from November 13-17. During their visit, CSI International President Dr…. Read more »
The victims of an attack in Bindi, Plateau State on July 25 are laid to rest. csi Commentary by John Eibner, Ph.D. German version published in the NZZ There is a “mass slaughter” of Christians in Nigeria, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on social media over the weekend. The president threatened to cut… Read more »
Syria’s Alawite minority population is concentrated around Damascus and the western coastal region, including Homs (pictured). csi Following a wave of reports of Alawite Muslim women being abducted over the past year, Syria’s Interior Ministry convened an official committee to review 42 cases of alleged abductions. On November 2, government spokesperson Nour al-Din al-Baba… Read more »
csi provided aid to victims of a recent attack in Plateau State. csi On November 8, a press release from a civil defense group warned that Christian activists in Plateau State were at immediate risk and urged action. “The Berom Youth Moulders Association (BYM) is deeply alarmed by credible, anonymous intelligence indicating an imminent… Read more »
Joseph Lahdo speaks at an event on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva – September 9, 2025. Guest commentary by Joseph Lahdo Joseph Lahdo is a Christian writer and activist from Syria, based in Sweden. His views are his own. ENGLISH – scroll down for Arabic It is well known… Read more »
Rev. Hansjürg Stückelberger founded CSI in 1977. csi The silent marches of September 1975 were held to draw attention to the persecution of Christians in Eastern Europe and the then-Soviet Union. They acted as a catalyst for the creation in 1977 of Christian Solidarity International (CSI), which drew attention in particular to the suffering… Read more »
