Etchmiadzin, the Mother See of the Armenian Apostolic Church, 2023. photo: csi Media Release Christian Solidarity International (CSI) has joined with other religious freedom advocates in calling on the Armenian government to end its persecution of the Armenian church. In a statement, the organizations and individuals express “grave concerns over the intensifying campaign by the… Read more »
Sharia law applies in 12 northern states of Nigeria, including Borno. scabornostate, Facebook In Nigeria, civil rights activists have launched a petition to strip the country’s constitution of all references to Islam. The petition calls for a secular Nigeria with no religious bias in governance; the removal of sharia law from the Nigerian constitution; and… Read more »
Tabish N., middle, had to wait years to officially be recognized as a Christian. csi Tabish N. converted to Christianity in 2008 shortly before her marriage to a Catholic man, Khurram Shahzad. But it has taken until now for Tabish to win the right to have her new religion entered on her official identification papers…. Read more »
Father Daniel Alphonsus Afina partnered with CSI to distribute aid to Christians attacked by Boko Haram, until he himself was abducted in June. acn Father Daniel Alphonsus Afina serves in Maiduguri, the city that Veldkamp describes as “ground zero for the Boko Haram terrorist movement that’s been terrorizing Christians for almost 15 years now in… Read more »
The mountainous Kabylie region of Algeria. IRRIGATIONDZ, Wikipedia A coalition of Christians in Algeria’s Kabylie region has issued an urgent appeal to the Trump administration, requesting immediate intervention to address what they describe as systematic persecution of Christian minorities by the Algerian government. The plea comes as virtually all Protestant churches in the Kabylie… Read more »
Father Alphonsus Afina is a trusted local partner in Nigeria. csi Media Release Christian Solidarity International (CSI) is calling on the Nigerian government to take urgent action to secure the release of a Catholic priest, Daniel Alphonsus Afina, who has been abducted by Boko Haram. Afina, aged 41, serves as a trusted CSI partner in… Read more »
Swiss National Councillor Erich Vontobel addresses an audience at the U.S. Capitol. Media Release WASHINGTON DC – “Does the U.S. believe that a favorable and lasting peace in the South Caucasus – a region of growing geopolitical and economic significance – can be built on the basis of ethno-religious cleansing?” Dr. John Eibner, the president… Read more »
The UK House of Commons. Support for the Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh is growing in the UK. On June 18, the Chair and Vice Chair of the UK’s parliament’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Freedom of Religion or Belief (APPG FoRB) issued a statement in support of the Swiss Peace Initiative, an… Read more »
On July 8, Christian Solidarity International’s President Dr. John Eibner will join two Swiss members of parliament and ex-Armenian Foreign Minister in Washington DC to present the Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh. The delegation will be presented on Capitol Hill, from 3:00-4:00 pm in Room 2044 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Nagorno Karabakh… Read more »
Erich Vontobel stands with the flag of Artsakh in front of the Swiss parliament on March 18, 2025. The Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh is a parliamentary-backed diplomatic effort to facilitate dialogue between Azerbaijan and representatives of the displaced Armenian population. It seeks to convene an international peace forum under Swiss mediation to… Read more »
