Scenes of devastation confront aid workers following the deadly quake. photo provided On March 28, the Sagaing region of Myanmar was hit by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake whose shockwaves were felt in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and the neighboring Chinese region of Yunnan. The epicenter was close to the country’s second-largest city, Mandalay. The authorities say… Read more »
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UN event highlights Christian persecution in India
The March 19 side event was organized by the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) and co-sponsored by CSI The March 19 side event, organized by the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) and co-sponsored by Christian Solidarity International (CSI), shed light on how anti-conversion laws are being weaponized against religious minorities,… Read more »
CSI calls on Trump, Starmer, to prevent genocide in Syria
In the wake of the massacre of over 1,000 Alawite civilians by pro-government forces in Syria, Christian Solidarity International’s president, Dr. John Eibner, has sent letters to U.S. President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, calling on them to act to prevent genocide. The appeal follows a Genocide Warning for Syria which CSI issued on… Read more »
Christian Solidarity International Warns of Potential Genocide in Syria
Christian Solidarity International (CSI), is warning that conditions for genocide continue to exist in parts of Syria controlled by Ahmed al-Sharaa’s HTS – an al Qaeda spin-off that has been designated a terrorist organization by the UN Security Council. CSI is in touch with its partners on the ground in Tartous and Latakia provinces, where… Read more »
Nigerian Christian Rhoda Jatau acquitted of blasphemy charges
Rhoda Jatau, a northern Christian healthcare worker who spent 19 months in jail on blasphemy charges, has finally been acquitted – one year after being released on bail. Throughout her time in prison, CSI campaigned for Jatau’s release. The mother of five was jailed on charges of inciting public disturbance, “exciting contempt of religious creed”,… Read more »
CSI Statement on the Fall of Damascus
The Assad dynasty is gone. The brutal struggle for mastery in Syria and the broader Middle East goes on. Last night, President Biden took credit for Assad’s fall in a White House statement that recalled President Bush’s ill-fated “mission accomplished” speech about Iraq. Biden was serving as vice president when President Obama first announced regime… Read more »
Two Christians in India face prison over false charges of eating beef
On November 26, two Christians in eastern India framed by Hindu nationalists as allegedly having eaten beef must testify in court. The crime of killing a cow is punishable with a sentence of at least one year in prison. Two Christians in India from the state of Jharkhand are on trial over false accusations that… Read more »
West Papuan churches fear revival of Indonesian resettlement plan
Indigenous Christians in West Papua are calling on the new Indonesian government to drop plans to resume a controversial resettlement program that could see native Papuans further marginalized in their ancestral homeland. West Papuan Christians have reacted with dismay to an announcement by the newly elected government of President Prabowo Subianto that it plans to… Read more »
Nigerian Christians demand protection as militant attacks intensify
A Christian youth organization is leading calls for a crackdown on Islamist Fulani militias amid a surge in violent attacks in Plateau State and other parts of Nigeria’s Middle Belt. Following renewed attacks in Nigeria’s Plateau State, Christian youth organization Berom Youth-Moulders Association (BYM) has issued a statement calling for urgent military action to stem the tide… Read more »
Christians in Sudan Face Persecution and Hunger as They Flee Violence
Several groups of Christians in Sudan have been detained by government troops as they fled the civil war in Khartoum heading to the Nuba Mountains where there are close to 800,000 people displaced. Christian Solidarity International (CSI) is providing life-saving humanitarian aid in the Nuba Mountains, including food assistance, educational materials for schools, water pumps… Read more »
