Christian Solidarity Worldwide - USA

06/05/2026

In parts of Mexico, freedom of religion or belief violations can be severe. Yet many people are unaware there is an issue.

Our latest research shows that religious minorities are facing a pattern of violations from bans on worship and public expression, to the denial of work, basic services and even burial rights.

We have documented over 130 serious violations in recent years and more than three million people from religious minorities in Mexico experience discrimination.

In some cases, people are threatened, attacked or forced to flee their homes.
These abuses often take place in Indigenous communities or in areas affected by organised criminal violence, where authorities have failed to protect fundamental human rights or ensure access to justice.

Behind every statistic is an individual, a family and a community whose rights are being eroded.

Pray for those facing injustice in Mexico today!

🔗 Read the full report on our website csw.org.uk/MexicoReport

05/15/2026

Yesterday, CSW staff and supporters delivered a petition signed by over 1,000 people to Nicaraguan embassies and consulates worldwide, calling for the release of Protestant pastor Efrén Vílchez López.
Pastor Efrén has been unjustly detained for four years on false charges. His faith and his criticism of the government made him a target.

We want to make it clear that Pastor Efrén has not been forgotten, so we will keep speaking out for him, and for all those in Nicaragua who are punished for their religion or beliefs.

Thank you to everyone who signed, shared, and stood with us.
This pressure matters. And we are not done yet.

05/14/2026

Today we mark Leah Sharibu’s birthday. She's been held captive by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) for 8 years now.

Many will know that Leah was the sole Christian in a group of 110 girls abducted from their school in February 2018. She was denied her freedom because she refused to renounce her faith, and is one of hundreds currently held in terrorist captivity in Nigeria.

Please continue to pray for Leah’s release. Ask God to comfort her mother Rebecca, her father Nathan and her brother Donald, and that next year they would celebrate Leah’s birthday together in the light of his peace and protection.

05/12/2026

CSW is calling on the Mexican authorities to conduct an urgent investigation into the case of a Protestant Christian missionary who disappeared in Guerrero State six weeks ago.

Benito Guevara Arcos, 79, was last seen on 31 March in the town of San Vicente, Chilpancingo de los Bravos Municipality, where he had travelled from the town of Ocotito to preach and give out Bibles.

He was staying with a Protestant Christian friend, who went to look for him when he did not return at nightfall. Neighbours told the friend that armed men had forced Mr Guevara Arcos into a car after taking exception to his preaching and taken him away.

You can read more details of the case in our press release below.

Please remember Mr Guevera Arcos and his family in your prayers today.

CSW is a human rights organisation specialising in freedom of religion or belief, and as Christians we stand with all those facing injustice because of their religion or belief.

04/17/2026

Seven children from the Du Merci Centres remain in the custody of Kano State authorities, despite a meeting on 15 April that was meant to finalise their return.

A document stating that the children had been returned to their adoptive parents was signed, yet the children were taken away and not released. While in state care, they have faced mistreatment, neglect, pressure to convert, and misinformation to scare them from wanting to return to the only parents most have ever known..

In January 2026, 13 year old David Solomon Tarfa died after authorities at the orphanage where he and the other children are being held failed to provide him with urgently needed medical care. His body has still not been returned to his family.

We are calling for the children’s immediate return, the release of David’s body, and an end to the harassment and trauma.

Please pray urgently that those in authority act justly and without delay.

04/15/2026

Today marks three years since war broke out in Sudan – three years of devastating violence between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).

These three years have plunged Sudan into one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises – with over 30 million people in urgent need of assistance, over 13 million displaced, and at least 150,000 killed.

And a UN report released in February found that atrocities committed by the RSF in Darfur last October bore the ‘hallmarks of genocide’ – warning that more communities are at risk as fighting continues.

Action is long overdue.
Today, on the third anniversary of the conflict, your voice can be part of a louder call for justice, peace and hope.

Sign our petition. Every name helps strengthen that call.

Go to the cswusa.org/EyesOnSudan to take action now.

04/09/2026

A pastor from Jalisco, Mexico and from the Wixárika, Huiichol ethnic group, Luis knows first‑hand what it means to live as a religious minority.

We sat down with Luis to hear him tell his story and to advocate for his community in the U.K. Parliament.

Read the full interview in the new edition of our Response, our quarterly magazine giving you insight into religious freedom around the world.

🔗 Go to the www.cswusa.org/ResponseMagazine to read more.

04/01/2026

We’re just under four weeks away from handing in our petition to the Premier League, urging them to help stop the war in Sudan. They have the power to hold Manchester City club owner Sheikh Mansour – the UAE’s deputy prime minister – to account for his nation’s role in the conflict.

We continue to press for action at the United Nations, UK Parliament and elsewhere, but we need your voice too.

Over 30 million people are in urgent need, including nearly 15 million children. At least 150,000 have been killed, and over 13 million displaced. This cannot continue.

2000 people have raised their voice for Sudan. Will you add yours?

Go the csw.org.uk/EyesOnSudan to sign the petition

03/31/2026

In our latest report on Nicaragua, we found that violations of freedom of religion or belief in 2025 remained egregious and numerous. Leaders of different religious groups were subjected to harassment and surveillance by security forces. Preaching about unity or justice, praying for imprisoned religious leaders or even the general situation in the country can be considered as criticism of the government and treated as a crime. Religious leaders who openly defend human rights face the possibility of being arbitrarily detained in inhumane conditions and or forced into exile.

Across the year CSW recorded 309 separate cases of violations of freedom of religion or belief. In 200 of the cases the victims were Roman Catholic, while Protestant Christians, including Seventh Day Adventists, made up 108.

Pastor Efrén's case is indicative of this wider context in Nicaragua. Will you take action and help us apply the pressure needed to see him released?

Add your name to our petition at csw.org.uk/FreePastorEfren

03/28/2026

Major blackouts. Soaring food prices. Severe shortages of medicine, food and fuel.

Cuba is facing its worst economic crisis in decades – and the strain is being felt across the island.

Here are five ways you can respond in prayer ➡️