The Christian Solidarity Podcast: Understanding the conflict in the Caucasus In this pilot episode of the Christian Solidarity Podcast, host Abi McDougal talks with CSI’s director of advocacy, Dr. Joel Veldkamp, about Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing of Armenian Christians from Nagorno Karabakh. They explore the historical context of the conflict, the implications of the Swiss… Read more »
A suicide bomber killed nearly 30 people at worship at Mar Elias Orthodox Church in Damascus on June 22, 2025. Photo: Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch. The devastating suicide bombing at Damascus’s Mar Elias Greek Orthodox Church on June 22, 2025, which claimed nearly 30 innocent lives during Sunday Divine Liturgy, has shattered any… Read more »
Professor Fabrice Balanche (left) and Professor Joshua Landis (right) will speak about the threat to religious minorities in the “new Syria.” The event will be held in Room XXV of the Palais des Nations in Geneva, at 10 am CEDT. It will be livestreamed here. The recording of the event will be available to… Read more »
CSI made a statement on Syria at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. file photo: csi The day after a suicide bomber massacred 27 Christians at worship in Damascus, Christian Solidarity International (CSI) made a statement at the UN Human Rights Council warning of the threat of genocide to religious minorities in Syria…. Read more »
The aftermath of the suicide attack on St. Elias church in Damascus. Yesterday, June 22, in the heavily-Christian neighborhood of Duweila, just a short walk from the Old City of Damascus, explosions ripped through St. Elias Orthodox Church, where worshipers had gathered for evening mass. The attacks left nearly 30 Christians dead and around… Read more »
In Nigeria, seven-year-old Nenche Stephen attends a follow-up visit at the hospital after Fulani fighters struck a critical machete wound to his neck on Palm Sunday. csi Two months after losing her husband, two young children, and seven other family members in a brutal attack on their village, Alice Steven is slowly beginning to… Read more »
Many people from the lowest social groups in Nepal face discrimination, including in housing, and are drawn to Christianity in search of dignity and equality. Kathmandu, 2022. csi What the Hindu nationalist groups call Ghar Wapsi—a “return home” to the Hindu fold—is increasingly playing out in Nepal’s towns and villages. The issue has ceased to be… Read more »
Swiss Parliamentarian Erich Vontobel (left) and Sarkis Shahinian (Secretary General of the Parliamentary Friendship Group Switzerland-Armenia) at the founding meeting of the Committee “Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno-Karabakh.” Photo: CSI Media release CSI supports the Swiss sponsored peace negotiations between the Azerbaijani Government and representatives of the forcibly displaced Armenian Christian population of Nagorno… Read more »
Kamal Fahmi, who is originally from Sudan, founded Set My People Free in 2010 to campaign against blasphemy and apostasy laws. linkedin Guest commentary by Kamal Fahmi I’ve witnessed Sudan’s journey over the past few decades, a path marked by a desperate struggle for freedom. In the civil war that has raged between military factions… Read more »
Vardanyan, who was captured in 2023, has become a key face of the resistance against Azerbaijan while facing brutal conditions with his fellow Armenian prisoners in Baku. photo: free armenian prisoners In a moving appeal, David Vardanyan, son of imprisoned businessman Ruben Vardanyan, has called on US President Donald Trump to use his political influence… Read more »
