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Survey finds Myanmar displaced would return under civilian rule An overwhelming majority of Myanmar refugees and displaced persons would return home if the country returned to civilian governance.

A new survey of over 300,000 #Myanmar people reveals that an overwhelming majority of refugees and displaced persons would return home if the country returned to civilian governance.
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Jailed archbishop appeals to Vance on visit to Armenia, Azerbaijan Clergyman calls on United States Vice President to fulfill Trump's pledge on hostages.

#Armenia: Jailed Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan has issued a direct appeal to @VP urging American intervention to secure the release of Armenian captives in Azerbaijan and the safe return of 150,000 Armenian Christians ethnically cleansed from Nagorno Karabakh.
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Four Armenian hostages freed; violence against Christians in Nigeria In January, four Armenian hostages were released by Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, the wave of violence sweeping Nigeria’s Middle Belt continued into 2026 and India looked back on its most violent year ever f...

At the start of the year, four Armenian hostages were released by Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, the wave of violence sweeping Nigeria’s Middle Belt continued into 2026 and India looked back on its most violent year ever for Christians. CSI's review of the month of January. www.csi-int.org/news/january...

As Bangladesh heads to polls, Christians see rising threats and no allies With elections taking place on February 12, the Christian minority have little confidence in the two main coalitions contesting the vote.

#Bangladesh: With general elections scheduled for February 12, the country’s small #Christian minority, already under attack, remains uneasy about the outcome.
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India: record violence against Christians in 2025 Christians in India experienced the highest number of violent incidents in 2025, continuing a five-year surge in attacks that intensified during the Christmas season.

Christians in #India experienced the highest number of violent incidents in 2025, continuing a five-year surge in attacks that intensified during the Christmas season. www.csi-int.org/news/2025-ma...

Nigeria: Abducted priest Bobbo Paschal freed after two months The Nigerian Catholic Church has announced the release of one of its priests who was kidnapped by Fulani militants in November.

#Nigeria: CSI welcomes the news that Bobbo Paschal, a Catholic priest who was kidnapped by Fulani militants in November, has been released unharmed. www.csi-int.org/news/nigeria...

Nigeria: Scores dead in Christmas and New Year Islamist attacks 2025 ended and 2026 began in Nigeria with a series of deadly attacks across northern and central Nigeria that instilled fear in rural Christian communities.

Dozens of Christians have been killed since Christmas in coordinated attacks across the Middle Belt of #Nigeria. The wave of violence was preceded by a U.S. airstrike on Islamist strongholds in the northwestern state of Sokoto on December 25.
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What is driving the violence in #Nigeria and why is the exodus of Christians from #Iraq continuing? - check out CSI's latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/csi-int.org/...

Nigeria: Kwara church members rescued as Islamist attacks intensify Thirty-eight members of a church in Kwara who were kidnapped on November 18 are free. The incident is one in a string of recent Islamist attacks across Nigeria’s Middle Belt, including the abduction o...

#Nigeria: The kidnapping of 38 members of a church in Kwara State is one in a string of recent attacks across the Middle Belt, including the abduction of over 300 children from a Catholic school, as international attention focuses on the country.
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Grave concerns for health of Armenian hostage in Azerbaijan The health of Vicken Euljekjian, a citizen of Armenia and Lebanon who has been illegally detained by Azerbaijan for five years, is rapidly deteriorating.

The health of Vicken Euljekjian, a citizen of #Armenia and #Lebanon illegally detained by #Azerbaijan for five years, is reported to be rapidly deteriorating. CSI urges President Trump to demand the release of all the Armenian Christian hostages.
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CSI raises alarm over religious freedom, human rights in Armenia CSI President Dr. John Eibner and Director of Advocacy Dr. Joel Veldkamp met with religious leaders, human rights lawyers, and political leaders in Armenia.

During a visit to #Armenia Christian Solidarity International's John Eibner and Joel Veldkamp met with religious leaders, human rights lawyers, and political leaders to assess mounting concerns over religious freedom and government interference in church affairs.
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Nigeria: Christian activists in Middle Belt receive death threats Human rights defenders in Nigeria’s Plateau State have raised the alarm after receiving credible intelligence of Islamist threats to the lives of Christian activists.

#Nigeria: Human rights defenders in #Plateau State have raised the alarm after receiving credible intelligence of threats to the lives of Christian activists. www.csi-int.org/news/nigeria...

Mozambique: Tens of thousands of Christians flee Islamist attacks The Islamic State is continuing devastating attacks in Cabo Delgado and Nampula provinces, beheading Christians, burning churches, and displacing thousands.

#Mozambique: The Islamic State is continuing devastating attacks in Cabo Delgado and Nampula provinces, beheading Christians, burning churches, and displacing thousands while international attention remains elsewhere.
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Syria: In Suwayda, displacement, deprivation, and solidarity Since government forces attacked Suwayda in July, Druze and Christians have suffered massacre, displacement, and a complete loss of certainty.

#Syria: Since government forces attacked in July, Suwayda’s people - Druze, Christian and Sunni - have suffered massacre, displacement, and a complete loss of certainty.
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Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh presented at the UN An event at the UN in Geneva focused on the right of return of Nagorno Karabakh's Armenian Christian population. And the campaign to free a Christian former mayor in Syria.

On September 29, CSI held an event focused on the right of return of the Armenian Christian population of #NagornoKarabakh. And in #Syria, it is campaigning for the release of a Christian former mayor. Read our review of the month of September here:
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CSI calls on UN to address the rights of indigenous Papuans Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples urged to consider the threats facing the traditional economies of West Papua.

Christian Solidarity International (CSI) has called on the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to consider the threats facing the traditional economies of the people of #WestPapua.
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Nigeria: prayers urged for pastor and wife held by Boko Haram Pastor Paul Musa and his wife Ruth have been in Boko Haram captivity for over two years. Attempts to win their release by paying ransom have failed.

#Nigeria: Church leaders are calling for prayer for Pastor Paul Musa and his wife Ruth who have been in Boko Haram captivity for over two years. Attempts to win their release by paying ransom have failed.
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Swiss MPs to make case for Nagorno Karabakh peace forum at UN The September 29 side event at the UN Human Rights Council will focus on the “Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh”

The event will take place at 11 am, in Room IX of Building A at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The event will also be livestreamed: www.youtube.com/live/tQ5a1BJ...

Swiss MPs to make case for Nagorno Karabakh peace forum at UN The September 29 side event at the UN Human Rights Council will focus on the “Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh”

On September 29 Swiss National Council members
Erich Vontobel and Nicolas Walder will appear at a side event
at the UN Human Rights Council, organized by Christian Solidarity International, to make the case for the Swiss Peace Initiative for #NagornoKarabakh
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At UN, CSI calls on Sri Lanka to guarantee religious freedom to all On September 8, Christian Solidarity International urged the Sri Lanka government to address ongoing discrimination against religious minorities.

On September 8 at the UN in Geneva, CSI urged the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Sri Lanka government to address the ongoing discrimination against religious minorities in #SriLanka.
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Nigeria: UK parliamentary inquiry told about threat to Christians The current security crises in Nigeria’s Middle Belt bear the hallmarks of ethnic cleansing, CSI has told a parliamentary inquiry in the United Kingdom.

The security crises in Nigeria’s Middle Belt are not simply random acts of violence but bear the hallmarks of ethnic cleansing, CSI has told a parliamentary inquiry into the United Kingdom’s development partnership with #Nigeria.
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Pakistan: CSI partner launches legal challenge against forced labor A CSI partner is demanding Pakistan's courts enforce labor laws to protect millions of brick kiln workers trapped in debt bondage.

Millions of people in #Pakistan are trapped in modern slavery.

One of CSI's partners is taking the issue to court in the first legal challenge of its kind, demanding the government enforce basic protections for brick kiln workers in bondage.

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Egypt's Christians face systemic discrimination An interview with an Egyptian local human rights activist reveals how discrimination of Christians is built into the country's laws and social fabric.

#Egypt: An interview with a local human rights activist reveals how discrimination of #Christians is built into the country’s laws and social fabric.
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July review: Druze under attack in Syria, Nagorno Karabakh peace efforts A further massacre of Druze in Syria and the Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh is presented in Washington D.C.

A further massacre of Druze in #Syria; the Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh was presented in Washington D.C., and a local CSI partner in #Nigeria was freed from Boko Haram captivity. The month of July in review.
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Nigeria: 27 killed in Plateau massacre, CSI provides emergency aid On July 15, Fulani militants carried out a massacre in a Christian village in Riyom in Nigeria’s central Plateau State, killing 27 people.

On July 15, suspected Fulani militants carried out a massacre in a Christian village in Riyom in Nigeria’s central #Plateau State, killing 27 people. CSI is responding to the urgent needs of survivors with emergency aid.
#standinsolidarity
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Nigeria civil rights group demands constitutional change A petition demands the constitution of Nigeria be changed, saying that the country's identity as a secular state is at risk.

A civil rights group in #Nigeria is demanding that all references to Islam be removed from the 1999 constitution, saying that the country’s identity as a secular state is at risk.
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Pakistan Christian convert wins right to change religion officially In a historic ruling, a court in Pakistan authorizes a convert to Christianity to receive a new ID card stating that she is a Christian.

A court in #Pakistan has ruled that a convert to Christianity, Tabish N., should be issued a new ID card stating that she is a Christian. It follows a 17-year legal battle to have her new religion recognized.
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Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh to be presented in DC CSI, Swiss parliamentarians and ex-Armenian foreign minister present peace initiative to Congress

On July 8, CSI President John Eibner will join Swiss members of parliament Erich Vontobel and Lukas Reimann plus former Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian in Washington DC to present the Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh.
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Christians massacred in Syria; resistance to the Nagorno Karabakh peace forum June review: The new Syrian government fails to protect the Christian minority and Switzerland backpedals on a Nagorno Karabakh peace forum.

A church is bombed in Damascus, Syria, and the Swiss government backpedals on a commitment to host a peace forum for Nagorno Karabakh. The month of June in review.
#Syria #NagornoKarabakh
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CSI at the UN: Syrian religious minorities threatened with genocide YouTube video by Christian Solidarity International

The day after a suicide bomber massacred 27 #Christians at worship in #Damascus, Christian Solidarity International made a statement at the UN Human Rights Council #UNHRC warning of the threat of #genocide to religious minorities in #Syria.

Watch the video here: youtu.be/gDqHu3sQo7s?...