Alawites, Druze, Shiites, and Christians in Syria are at heightened risk of being abducted or killed extrajudicially. Women and girls from the minority Alawite sect are especially vulnerable to sexual violence and forced marriage. This quarterly update covering July, August, and September 2026 highlights known or suspected attacks against religious minorities in Syria, as an indicator of the ongoing threats to religious minorities in the country. 

Eighteen Swiss parliamentarians are demanding answers from President Guy Parmelin over the non-implementation of the Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh. The resolution required that the Swiss government organize an international peace forum within a year of its March 2025 passage. That deadline expired seven months ago.

Congressman Gus Bilirakis, Jamie Baird, and Ryan Mackenzie call on U.S. Syria envoy to help free imprisoned Christian mayor.

At the United Nations in Geneva, Christian Solidarity International warned that Christians in West Papua are being displaced and uprooted by Indonesian military operations. The Indonesian government continues to block a visit by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to the region.