On February 8, 2025, Suleiman Khalil, the former mayor of the Christian town of Sadad, who heroically defended his town against ISIS in 2015, was arrested at his home by agents of the new Syrian regime. CSI is calling for his immediate release. Suleiman Khalil, a Syriac Orthodox Christian engineer, businessman and former mayor of… Read more »
Aid workers distribute sorghum to IDPs. csi The ongoing war between the rebels of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has exacerbated the refugee crisis in the Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile regions of southern Sudan. It has so far resulted in nearly eight million registered internally displaced, according… Read more »
A Christian family raising pigs in a Bangladesh village had their farm attacked by a mob earlier this year. photo provided to csi A Christian man’s pig farm was destroyed by a mob in Muslim-majority Bangladesh after a local mosque issued a religious decree banning pig farming in the area. The attack, and authorities’… Read more »
CSI has learned that Vicken Euljekjian, one of the 23 Armenian hostages confirmed to be held by Azerbaijan, has been on a hunger strike for 21 days. Euljekjian’s wife Linda learned of the hunger strike on September 2, when he was allowed to call her in Lebanon from his prison cell in Baku. Linda was… Read more »
Anwar Kenneth surrounded by police. morningstar news His lawyer describes it as “the biggest case in the legal history of Pakistan.” Anwar Kenneth, a 72-year-old Christian, has been on death row for almost 24 full years. While he remains imprisoned, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has quashed the death sentence against him. Contrary to… Read more »
What does it mean to stand in true solidarity with the persecuted church? Dr. John Eibner, President of Christian Solidarity International (CSI), joins Billy Hallowell and Jen Lilley for a powerful conversation on global Christian persecution, modern-day slavery, and the spiritual battle shaping our world. For decades, CSI has been on the frontlines—rescuing slaves in… Read more »
The leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia pictured after their White House meeting. primeminister.am It was touted as a meeting that might bring an end to 35 years of war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. But at the White House on August 8, a peace deal remained elusive. Instead, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President Donald… Read more »
Mourners attend the funeral of victims of a Fulani attack in Bindi, Plateau State in July 2025. csi In a response submitted on August 25 to an inquiry from the parliament’s International Development Committee, entitled UK aid to Nigeria: Partnership or paternalism?, the UK affiliate of Christian Solidarity International (CSI) said that the ethnic… Read more »
Before CSI cleared the family’s debts, Ashraf Masih was one of millions who worked in Pakistan’s brick kilns. csi In Pakistan’s roughly 20,000 brick kilns, millions of people work as modern slaves. Families borrow money in crisis – such as for medical emergencies – and find themselves trapped forever, working to repay debts while… Read more »
Obstacles to constructing churches are one way in which Christians face discrimination in Egypt. csi According to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom 2025 annual report, Egyptian authorities continue to use blasphemy laws against minorities and restrict their religious freedom. One of the biggest challenges for Christians is getting permission to build… Read more »
