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.
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Rights bodies condemn remarks by OSCE secretary general apparently supporting removal of head of Armenian Church
CSI, ACPR, FOREF Europe and Helsinki Committee call on OSCE to reaffirm commitment to protecting religious liberty in Armenia.
Pakistan: blind Christian man acquitted of blasphemy
After 10 months of wrongful imprisonment, Nadeem Yousaf, who has been blind since birth, is a free man. A court cleared the Catholic of blasphemy charges that would have carried a mandatory death sentence. CSI provided legal support to the family.
Statement: Armenian Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan and the Imperative of EU Engagement
Speaking at a panel at the European Parliament on July 14, 2026, CSI’s Joel Veldkamp argued that Azerbaijan is holding Armenians hostage as part of its project to destroy the people of Artsakh – a project with grave security implications for all of Europe.
CSI warns European Parliament: Current policy weakens Armenia, empowers Turkey
As Armenian hostages in Baku mark more than 1,000 days in captivity, Christian Solidarity International’s Director for Public Advocacy tells a European Parliament panel that Europe’s silence is enabling Turkish dominance over the South Caucasus and subjugation of Armenia.
Found, freed, and home: A Pakistani Christian returns to his family and faith
Trafficked into a Lahore factory after being coerced into converting to Islam, 24-year-old Sabir Masih is finally reunited with his widowed mother and his Christian faith.
Nigerian widow sues state over alleged forced conversion of teenage daughter
Faith Barnabas, 17, disappeared on April 30. The Bauchi State government is refusing to return her to her family.
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.
Tensions rise in West Papua as army blamed for killing evangelist and pregnant woman
A pregnant woman, an evangelist, and a teenager have been killed in a series of violent incidents in Indonesia’s restive Papua region. The killings have prompted the country’s national human rights body to open an investigation and drawn a rare rebuke from a government minister, raising concerns that soldiers are targeting civilians and worshipers in a conflict that offers little protection to those caught between the two sides.
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 »
