Iraq

On June 18, CSI briefed members of the European Parliament about the history of Christians in Iraq, and the threats these communities face as they struggle to survive in their homeland.

Ninve Ermagan is a German cultural journalist and author with an Syriac-Orthodox background who engages intensively with socially-marginalized groups and religious conflicts in her work. A central focus of her journalistic activity is rigorous reporting on Christian persecution in the Middle East and the situation of religious minorities, which she covers, among other outlets, in the Feuilleton section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Beyond her writing, she produces reportages and documentaries for German television. In 2025, she was included in Medium magazine's "Top 30 under 30" list of talented young journalists.

Iraq's Christian community has been decimated by more than two decades of violence and persecution, plummeting from as many as 1.5 million believers to roughly 250,000 today. The current collapse accelerated after ISIS's 2014 genocidal campaign and continues through state persecution, militia control, and discriminatory policies.