"The illusion of an 'international rules-based order' is giving way to the grisly reality of a world governed by the principle 'might makes right'," writes @JoelVeldkamp, creating an "ideal climate for persecution.". How can Christians respond faithfully?.

RT @uninvhrc: New report by @UN Syria Commission of Inquiry (@UNCoISyria) finds that March violence in #Syria's coastal areas - which prim….

@FabriceBalanche.

The July bloodbath between Druze militias and new Syrian regime forces erupted in the Druze Mountain region — the latest in a recurring conflict. This time, Israel got involved. Read the guest analysis from Fabrice Balanche on the forces at play:

RT @NK_Committee: We stress that no genuine peace b/w 🇦🇲&🇦🇿 can be achieved w/o justice for the Nagorno-Karabakh people. Any agreement tha….

Armenia and Azerbaijan still have not signed a peace treaty, after thirty-five years of war, and nearly two years after Azerbaijan attacked Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), a self-governing Armenian republic, and expelled its entire Armenian Christian population. Instead, at the

27 Christians killed in July attack: "Such grisly proceedings have become commonplace in central Nigeria," @JohnEibner told @paultilsley. "Such massacres are happening with increasing frequency in predominately Christian places like Congo and Mozambique.".

Statement by the Committee for the Defense of the Fundamental Rights of the People of Nagorno Karabakh. Vartan Oskanian, chair. The Committee for the Defense of the Fundamental Rights of the People of Nagorno Karabakh expresses its deep concern over the trilateral meetings held.

As Pashinyan and Aliyev meet today in Washington, CSI calls for release of all political prisoners held by Azerbaijan and Armenia, and support for the Swiss Peace Initiative for safe return of 150,000 displaced Armenian Christians to Nagorno Karabakh. 🔗

RT @SiranushSargsy1: In one of your previous tweet, you mentioned how horribly my people were persecuted and ethnically cleansed from our h….

Hindu nationalists accused two nuns of forced religious conversion and human trafficking. The supposed victims say their testimonies were false — and coerced. This week, thousands of Christians in India took to the streets to protest the nuns' arrest. ⬇️.

RT @JohnEibner: Armenia – Azerbaijan – Nagorno Karabakh: “Peace, Peace where there is no Peace!”. State-sponsored, Soviet-style persecution….

Syria: After Western leaders ignored massacres, "a new generation of Islamist extremists, spread across the globe, now sees Jolani as a role model," writes guest author Sami Alkayial. "The lesson is that terrorism pays.". 📰 Read his commentary for CSI:

🎧Syria | Listen in: "This was a clear case of religious hatred, motivating religious violence by government troops against Druze civilians," says @JoelVeldkamp. He digs into what's driving conflict since Assad's fall on the Christian Solidarity Podcast.

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.

Read Father Alphonsus' story here:.

On June 1, one of CSI’s project partners in Nigeria, Father Daniel Aphonsus Afina, was abducted by Boko Haram terrorists. 51 days later, on July 21, he was released, and returned to his diocese in Maiduguri, where he was able to rest and receive medical care. Now, he is

Nagorno Karabakh was inhabited by ethnic Armenians for centuries. It was only part of Azerbaijan under Soviet rule – and even then it had self-ruling status. Vartan Oskanian, Armenia's former FM, joined CSI and @ANCA_DC for a U.S. congressional briefing:

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.