Speakers at the launch of the Swiss Peace Initiative in Bern, left to right: Erich Vontobel, Sarkis Shahinian, Vartan Oskanian, Joel Veldkamp: csi – Switzerland urged to move ahead quickly with peace forum On May 26, a cross-party Swiss parliamentary committee launched the Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh in the Swiss capital, Bern…. Read more »
After nearly 2,000 years of Christian presence in the land, Nagorno Karabakh now lies empty following ethnic cleansing by Azerbaijani forces in September 2023. csi Guest commentary by Neil Hauer On April 20, Armenians around the world marked Easter Sunday. The celebration of Jesus’s resurrection took place in communities ranging from Yerevan to Tbilisi, from… Read more »
Displaced Armenians rally in front of the Swiss embassy on March 13, 2025. Key points: A year and a half after Azerbaijan expelled them, the Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) are united in their desire to return to their homeland. The vast majority are refusing to take Armenian citizenship, and as they fear losing… Read more »
The Swiss Peace Initiative is being launched on May 26, 2025. csi CSI welcomes formation of committee by members of Swiss parliament in support of a peace forum to negotiate the safe return of Armenians to their homeland On May 26, a cross-party committee of 19 parliamentarians in support of the Swiss Peace Initiative… Read more »
What hidden forces drive the increasing religious persecution, political instability, and ideological division in our world? This question was at the heart of Monsignor Michael Nazir-Ali’s address at an event hosted by Christian Solidarity International (CSI) in Zürich on April 1, 2025. Dr. Nazir-Ali, a prominent Christian leader who has served as Bishop of Rochester… Read more »
Joel Veldkamp, head of international communications, told CBN News Trump’s pledge is welcomed by Christian Solidarity International. He also explained the sweeping impact the longstanding sanctions have had on the Syrian people. “The impact of the sanctions has been really devastating,” he said. “The U.S. and its allies imposed these sanctions on Syria in 2011… Read more »
Introduction from CSI’s President: Introduction from CSI’s President: We are in the midst of “World War III fought piecemeal.” That’s what the late Pope Francis repeatedly told us since 2014. Back then, al-Qaeda and the Islamic State were perpetrating their reign of terror in Syria and Iraq, and the overthrow of the Ukrainian government set… Read more »
In Homs, Syrians celebrated in the streets with flags and fireworks when President Trump announced an end to U.S. sanctions on Syria on May 13, 2025. X post Statement on the end of U.S. sanctions on Syria by Dr. John Eibner, CSI’s International President Christian Solidarity International (CSI) welcomes President Trump’s long-overdue decision to lift… Read more »
Vicken Euljeckjian is serving a 20-year-sentence in a Baku jail. Libertas The wife of Armenian detainee in Azerbaijan Vicken Euljekjian has confirmed reports that he staged a two-week hunger strike demanding the right to speak to her on the telephone. Linda Euljekjian told an Armenian television channel that her husband was eventually permitted to… Read more »
In Damascus, Syrian Christians walk the same roads where they spent years longing to be free of Assad’s dictatorship, yet they watch violence against minorities under the new government and wonder if they will be attacked next. csi Christians in Syria are afraid, a Syrian church leader told CSI in an interview. Though they celebrated… Read more »
