Armenia - Nagorno Karabakh

Nagorno Karabakh, or Artsakh, is part of the ancient homeland of the Armenians, the first Christian nation. After the USSR’s collapse, Nagorno Karabakh resisted conquest by neighboring Azerbaijan and became a free republic. In 2020 and 2023, Turkey and Azerbaijan attacked Nagorno Karabakh again, expelling its entire population. Today, for the first time in 1,700 years, there are no Christians in Nagorno Karabakh. CSI stands for the right of Karabakh Armenians to return to their homeland, and provides support to their community in exile in Armenia.

CSI priorities:

Housing assistance for refugees
Income-generating programs for displaced people
Medical assistance
Psychological support
International advocacy for the exiled people of Nagorno Karabakh

News – Armenia - Nagorno Karabakh

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Sep 08, 2026

Swiss music festival’s whitewashing of Azerbaijan carries ‘real consequences’ for victims of ethnic cleansing

CSI and partner NGOs warn that the Septembre Musical Montreux-Vevey festival on September 14 risks aiding and abetting Azerbaijan’s ongoing campaign of destruction of Armenian culture and history. 

Aug 12, 2026

The destroyed cathedral of Stepanakert: An indigenous people’s story

On the UN's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, journalist Siranush Sargsyan reflects on Azerbaijan's destruction of the main cathedral of her native Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh).

Joel Veldkamp at the European Parliament. csi

Jul 15, 2026

Statement: Armenian Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan and the Imperative of EU Engagement

Speaking at a panel at the European Parliament on July 14, 2026, CSI's Joel Veldkamp argued that Azerbaijan is holding Armenians hostage as part of its project to destroy the people of Artsakh - a project with grave security implications for all of Europe.

                                
                                                                    Sep 16, 2026                                    

                Three years post-genocide, diplomats dance to Azerbaijan’s tune
            
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                                                                    Aug 27, 2026                                    

                Armenian Church to contest state interference in court
            
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                                                                    Jul 23, 2026                                    

                Rights bodies condemn remarks by OSCE secretary general apparently supporting removal of head of Armenian Church
            
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                                                                    Jul 15, 2026                                    

                CSI warns European Parliament: Current policy weakens Armenia, empowers Turkey
            
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                                                                    Jul 02, 2026                                    

                CSI at the UN: The Human Rights Council must act on Artsakh
            
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                                                                    Jun 25, 2026                                    

                Swiss MP presses Federal Council over stalled Nagorno Karabakh peace forum
            
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                                                                    Jun 16, 2026                                    

                On Nagorno Karabakh, Switzerland’s Federal Council offers poor excuses
            
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                                                                    Jun 09, 2026                                    

                Armenia’s Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan placed under house arrest
            
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                                                                    Jun 04, 2026                                    

                Five action items for Armenia’s next prime minister
            
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                                                                    Jun 01, 2026                                    

                Artsakh leader held in Baku: We are imprisoned at Yerevan’s behest
            
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