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Christian Solidarity International

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Christian Solidarity International (CSI) is an international, interconfessional Christian #humanrights organization campaigning for religious liberty and human dignity. www.csi-int.org

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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
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. www.csi-int.org/news/survey-...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
#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. www.csi-int.org/news/jailed-...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
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...
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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...
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
#Bangladesh: With general elections scheduled for February 12, the country’s small #Christian minority, already under attack, remains uneasy about the outcome. www.csi-int.org/news/as-bang...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
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...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
#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...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
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. www.csi-int.org/news/nigeria...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
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/...
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
#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. www.csi-int.org/news/nigeria...
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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...
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
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. www.csi-int.org/news/grave-c...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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. www.csi-int.org/news/csi-rai...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
#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...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
#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. www.csi-int.org/news/mozambi...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
#Syria: Since government forces attacked in July, Suwayda’s people - Druze, Christian and Sunni - have suffered massacre, displacement, and a complete loss of certainty. www.csi-int.org/news/syria-i...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
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: www.csi-int.org/news/septemb...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
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. www.csi-int.org/news/csi-cal...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
#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. www.csi-int.org/news/nigeria...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
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 www.csi-int.org/news/swiss-m...
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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”
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
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. www.csi-int.org/news/at-un-c...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
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. www.csi-int.org/news/nigeria...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
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. www.csi-int.org/news/pakista...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
#Egypt: An interview with a local human rights activist reveals how discrimination of #Christians is built into the country’s laws and social fabric. www.csi-int.org/news/blocked...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
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. www.csi-int.org/news/druze-u...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
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 www.csi-int.org/news/nigeria...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
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. www.csi-int.org/news/nigeria...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
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. www.csi-int.org/news/pakista...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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. www.csi-int.org/news/csi-bac...
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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
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
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 www.csi-int.org/news/june-re...
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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.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
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?...
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CSI at the UN: Syrian religious minorities threatened with genocide
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Chand Shamaun, a Christian from #Pakistan has been acquitted of #blasphemy. Falsely accused of desecrating a Quran he spent more than three months in prison. Pakistan: Young Christian man acquitted of blasphemy charges www.csi-int.org/news/pakista...
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Pakistan: Young Christian man acquitted of blasphemy charges
A young Christian man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan has been acquitted of "baseless" charges, his lawyer says.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
As #Switzerland drives efforts to end the #NagornoKarabakh conflict, the #UnitedStates announces it will lift the #sanctions that have crippled the economy of #Syria for 14 years. The month of May in review. www.csi-int.org/news/may-rev...
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Exploring peace in Nagorno Karabakh; ending sanctions on Syria
May 2025 review: Switzerland seeks to end the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, and the U.S. announces it will lift sanctions on Syria.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
On May 26, a cross-party Swiss parliamentary committee launched the Swiss Peace Initiative for #NagornoKarabakh. The initiative supports the hosting in #Switzerland of a peace forum aimed at negotiating the Karabakh Armenians' right of return. #swisspeacekarabakh www.csi-int.org/news/swiss-p...
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Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh launched in Bern
On May 26, a cross-party Swiss parliamentary committee launched the Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh in the Swiss capital, Bern.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
On May 26, the Swiss Peace Initiative for #NagornoKarabakh will be launched in Bern. CSI welcomes this move by Swiss parliamentarians in support of a peace forum to negotiate the safe return of Armenians to their homeland. www.csi-int.org/news/swiss-p...
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Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh to launch in Bern
On May 26, a cross-party committee of 19 parliamentarians in support of the Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh will be launched in Bern.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
CSI welcomes the end of broad sanctions on #Syria, says CSI President Dr. John Eibner. But maintaining individual sanctions on al-Qaeda linked leaders is needed to protect religious minorities from further attacks under the new government. Read the statement: www.csi-int.org/news/stateme...
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
The wife of #Armenian #hostage in Azerbaijan Vicken Euljekjian has confirmed that he staged a two-week hunger strike demanding the right to speak to her on the telephone. It is his second hunger strike since his detention in 2020. #FreeArmenianHostages www.csi-int.org/news/armenia...
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Armenian hostage goes on hunger strike in Azerbaijani jail
Vicken Euljekjian, an Armenian civilian illegally detained in Azerbaijan, has staged a hunger strike, after being denied the right to call his wife.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
In #Syria's new 5-year temporary constitution, "it seems conversion may not be allowed, but free practice of one’s religion will be," a #SyrianChristian told CSI. "Ultimately, everything depends on the application of the law." Read about the uncertain reality: www.csi-int.org/news/syria-e...
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Syria’s ancient #Druze community is the latest religious minority group to come under attack, in a country now ruled by former al Qaeda leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. www.csi-int.org/news/syrias-...
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Syria's Druze minority under threat
Syria’s Druze are the latest religious minority group to come under attack since the overthrow of the Assad dictatorship in December.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
A driver deliberately rammed a truck into a Christian procession in Gombe, killing 6, on Easter Monday. It’s the 3rd such attack on Christian holidays in the state. #ChristianPersecution #Nigeria #EasterAttack #IslamistViolence www.csi-int.org/news/nigeria...
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Nigeria: Truck driver rams into Christians during Easter procession
A truck driver deliberately plowed into Christians processing through Gombe on Easter Monday killing six people, an investigation has ruled.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
In #Nigeria, Easter was overshadowed by a series of deadly Islamist attacks. In #Syria, Christians held onto resurrection hope despite fears of persecution by the new Islamist-led government. CSI's review of the month of April. www.csi-int.org/news/april-r...
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CSI responds to Nigeria killings, Myanmar earthquake
This year, Easter celebrations In Nigeria were overshadowed by a series of deadly Islamist attacks. In Myanmar and Syria, Christians fear attacks.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
CSI welcomes the acquittal of Haider Ali, a 17-year-old Muslim from #Pakistan, who was charged with #blasphemy as a 13-year-old in 2020. www.csi-int.org/news/pakista...
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Pakistan teenage blasphemy victim acquitted
Haider Ali, a 17-year-old Muslim from Pakistan, has been acquitted of blasphemy charges, He was arrested in 2020, aged just 13.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
One month ago, a 7.7-magnitude #earthquake devastated #Myanmar. Since then, the terror of life under Myanmar's military regime has continued, as it has since the military coup in 2021. 📺 Read more or watch CSI's full interview with Dr. Sasa on the compounding crises: www.csi-int.org/.../myanmar-...
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
56 Christian villagers in #Plateau State, #Nigeria, were killed in an attack by Islamist militants on the night of Palm Sunday. It's the latest in a series of attacks in recent weeks. #PalmSundayMassacre www.csi-int.org/news/nigeria...
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Nigeria: more than 120 Christians killed in Plateau attacks
Fifty-six Christian villagers in Plateau State were killed by militants on the night of Palm Sunday. CSI visited survivors in hospital.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Two weeks ago, the #MyanmarEarthquake killed over 4,000 and displaced hundreds of thousands. Yet #Myanmar's military regime continues air strikes on its own people. Dr. Sasa spoke with CSI about ongoing violence against Christians & other minorities: www.csi-int.org/news/myanmar...
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
In response to the #Myanmar earthquake, Christian Solidarity International (CSI) is providing emergency aid to survivors through partners on the ground - despite the challenges of operating in a conflict zone. www.csi-int.org/news/myanmar...
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CSI provides emergency aid to Myanmar earthquake survivors
Thousands of people are dead, injured or missing following the Myanmar earthquake. Christian Solidarity International (CSI) is providing emergency aid.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
#Armenian detainees are being subjected to sham trials designed to serve Azerbaijani political objectives,” says #HumanRights lawyer Siranush Sahakyan. How do the Baku Military Court's ongoing proceedings prevent #FairTrial? Watch her explain ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3vN... #FreeArmenianHostages
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(7/8) Are the trials of accused Armenians in Azerbaijan being conducted fairly?
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Imprisoned for sweeping trash. Families torn apart by false accusations. #Pakistan's #blasphemy laws and CSI’swork to bring justice. www.csi-int.org/news/pakista...
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Pakistan's blasphemy laws: tools of persecution
Pakistan's blasphemy laws have created a landscape where Christians and other religious minorities live in perpetual fear.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
eligious minorities in #Bangladesh are facing increased violence and persecution under the interim government, Christian Solidarity International (CSI) warned at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. www.csi-int.org/news/at-huma...
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At UN, CSI calls on Bangladesh to protect religious freedom
Religious minorities in Bangladesh are facing increased violence and persecution under the interim government, Christian Solidarity International warns.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
From Terrorist to Democrat? Syrian Expert Questions al-Sharaa's Overnight Transformation www.csi-int.org/news/syrian-...
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Syria: expert casts doubt on al-Sharaa's democratic transformation
Syria expert Fabrice Balanche says the new government is looking for a scapegoat as it seeks to unify the country. And he casts doubt on al-Sharaa’s commitment to change.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
"It's extremely grave." Joel Veldkamp of @csihumanrights.bsky.social warns of escalating violence against Alawites in Syria with death toll "in the thousands." Genocide Warning issued.” www.csi-int.org/news/new-wav...
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New wave of terror engulfs Syria - Christian Solidarity International
A devastating surge of sectarian violence is sweeping across Syria, with religious minorities facing brutal persecution three months after the collapse of the previous regime.
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Christian Solidarity International @csihumanrights.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
"It is better to live in slavery than betraying God." Christian families in Pakistan trapped in brick kiln bondage refuse to convert to Islam for freedom. Through csihumanrights.bsky.social, they are now free and their children can attend school." www.csi-int.org/news/freed-t...
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Freed to pray: How CSI rescues Christians from debt bondage - Christian Solidarity International
CSI visits Christian families trapped in debt bondage at brick factories. CSI helps the most vulnerable among them, paying off their debts.
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