Christian Solidarity International (CSI) is dismayed by Germany’s decision to receive the speaker of the Azerbaijani parliament. In a letter to the German Bundestag, CSI says the move sends out a signal that Berlin supports Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing of Nagorno Karabakh. 

A Supreme Court of Pakistan ruling that outlaws the use of an offensive term for Christians is being hailed as historic.

CSI’s partner in Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), Vardan Tadevosyan, who was minister of health and ran the CSI-supported Lady Cox Rehabilitation Centre, fled the region along with the entire Armenian Christian population following Azerbaijan’s military offensive in September. In this interview he describes the trauma of leaving his homeland and sketches his plans for the future.

A long-running conflict between the government of Muslim-majority Indonesia and the predominantly Christian population of West Papua shows no sign of ending. Since 2018 frequent violent clashes have forced tens of thousands of Papuans from their homes. The displaced are living in precarious conditions.