On October 6, Syrian government forces shelled majority-Christian and Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city. csi By CSI’s consultant for Middle East Projects The night of October 6, 2025, will remain etched in the memory of Aleppo’s residents as one of sudden terror. Around 9:30 p.m., violent explosions broke out without warning – bombardments and… Read more »
John Eibner held a meeting in Los Angeles with the Armenian Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia, Aram I. ANCA-WR The Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) has awarded Christian Solidarity International (CSI) its prestigious “Human Rights Champion” Award for its work in amplifying the plight and defending the rights of the… Read more »
A CSI partner shares information about FGM with women at a workshop. csi The percentage of women undergoing FGM in Egypt is among the highest in the world. Although a nationwide ban on the practice came into effect in 2008, it has had little impact. In rural areas of Upper Egypt particularly, there is… Read more »
Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan was arrested on October 15. (Source: Aragatsotn Diocese Facebook page.) Last week, the Armenian government escalated its campaign against the Armenian Apostolic Church. Security forces raided a diocese and arrested a bishop, twelve priests, and a number of lay employees of the church. Masked security agents also arrested the lawyer of… Read more »
CSI met with survivors of the Tatu, Plateau attack. csi From October 7 to 14, a string of attacks on villages in the Riyom and Barkin Ladi areas of Plateau State claimed at least 25 victims, including six children, according to local Christian activists who spoke of one of the worst weeks in recent… Read more »
Anwar Kenneth surrounded by police. morningstar news Update: October 21, 2025 After 24 years in prison, Anwar Kenneth, a 72-year-old Pakistani Christian, is finally free! Kenneth was sentenced to death in 2001, on charges of “blasphemy,” after writing a letter to a Muslim religious scholar expressing his Christian beliefs. Last year, a legal team supported… Read more »
Punjab’s Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh. duncid, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The core problem with this legislation is that it removes the requirement of intent, allows wide police discretion and risks being misused to persecute religious minorities and suppress free expression. In India, a marked increase in Christian persecution has been documented… Read more »
On September 29, Artak Beglaryan spoke at CSI’s side event at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. l to r: Joel Veldkamp, CSI; Sarkis Shahinian; Artak Beglaryan; Erich Vontobel. csi The Christian Solidarity Podcast: After so much suffering, do the people of Nagorno Karabakh want to return home? After the ethnic cleansing of… Read more »
Speakers at the launch of the Swiss Peace Initiative in Berlin, left to right: Jonathan Spangenberg, Erich Vontobel, John Eibner, Peter Fuchs. csi Christian Solidarity International (CSI) and the Central Council of Armenians in Germany hosted an event on October 8, 2025, at the Evangelical Academy in Berlin to present the Swiss Peace Initiative… Read more »
Father Tony al-Boutros describes the suffering and hope of the people of Suwayda: screenshot SAT-7 TV Between July 14 and 18, Syria’s Islamist-controlled government sent troops to occupy Suwayda province, a mountainous region with a majority Druze population. Upon entering populated areas, government troops carried out numerous atrocities. The violence began on July 13,… Read more »
