{"id":75244,"date":"2025-07-10T22:25:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T20:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=75244"},"modified":"2025-08-05T14:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T12:25:10","slug":"european-parliament-calls-for-urgent-protection-of-christians-and-other-religious-minorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/european-parliament-calls-for-urgent-protection-of-christians-and-other-religious-minorities-in-syria-following-targeted-attacks","title":{"rendered":"European Parliament Calls for Urgent Protection of Christians and other Religious Minorities in Syria Following Targeted Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"75244\" class=\"elementor elementor-75244\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49261bdc elementor-section-boxed 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class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW35543587 BCX0\">Parliament adopted a resolution following<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW35543587 BCX0\"> one of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW35543587 BCX0\">Syria\u2019s deadliest anti-Christian attack<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW35543587 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW35543587 BCX0\"> in years at Mar Elias Church in Damascus<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW35543587 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36066267 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36066267 BCX0\">ADF International welcomes the resolution&#8217;s explicit <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36066267 BCX0\">condemnation<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36066267 BCX0\"> of targeted violence <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36066267 BCX0\">against <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36066267 BCX0\">Christians and other <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36066267 BCX0\">religious minorities <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36066267 BCX0\">and calls for greater EU action on religious freedom<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36066267 BCX0\"> in Syria<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW36066267 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41d210d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41d210d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-arina-krasnikova-5418299-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75277\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-arina-krasnikova-5418299-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-arina-krasnikova-5418299-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-arina-krasnikova-5418299-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-arina-krasnikova-5418299-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-arina-krasnikova-5418299-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21dfc77f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21dfc77f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">STRASBOURG (10 July 2025)<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong> \u2013<\/strong> The European Parliament has adopted an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/doceo\/document\/TA-10-2025-0163_EN.pdf\">Urgency Resolution<\/a> condemning the terrorist attack on the Greek Orthodox Church of Mar Elias in Damascus and calling for increased protection of Christians and other religious minorities in Syria. The resolution urges action against the rise of violent Islamist extremism and emphasizes the urgent need for religious freedom protections.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW251941227 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251941227 BCX0\">\u00ab<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251941227 BCX0\">This resolution marks an important step toward building international momentum to protect <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251941227 BCX0\">Christians and other <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251941227 BCX0\">religious minorities<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251941227 BCX0\"> in Syria,\u00bb said Kelsey Zorzi, Director of Global Religious Freedom for ADF International. \u00abThe European Parliament is right to demand accountability, not only for the Mar Elias attack, but for the broader pattern of religious persecution<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251941227 BCX0\"> in Syria<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251941227 BCX0\">, and to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251941227 BCX0\">condition future support on the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251941227 BCX0\">Syrian <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251941227 BCX0\">government\u2019s compliance with human rights obligations<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251941227 BCX0\">.\u00bb<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW251941227 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4792ab14 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"4792ab14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">This resolution marks an important step toward building international momentum to protect Christians and other religious minorities in Syria. <\/span>The European Parliament is right to demand accountability, not only for the Mar Elias attack, but for the broader pattern of religious persecution in Syria, and to condition future support on the Syrian government\u2019s compliance with human rights obligations.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">-Kelsey Zorzi, Director of Global Religious Freedom for ADF International<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6264b633 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6264b633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Growing threats to religious minorities in Syria demand urgent international response <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ad1b8cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ad1b8cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The resolution follows the June 22 suicide bombing at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, which left at least 25 dead and over 60 injured in the deadliest anti-Christian attack in Syria in years. The Islamist terrorist group Saraya Ansar al Sunna has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The European Parliament condemned the attack and urged the Syrian transitional authorities to conduct independent investigations and to \u201censure accountability including by prosecuting perpetrators and enablers of human rights violations like in the case of Mar Elias.\u201d The resolution also calls for the Syrian government to restore the historic Mar Elias Church and to establish a Syria Reconstruction Fund to support reconciliation and interfaith dialogue. The Parliament further calls on EU Member States to maintain and expand targeted sanctions against those responsible for religious freedom violations.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The resolution draws specific attention to the vulnerability of Christian communities in Syria. In addition to the recent violence, Christians in Syria are facing an escalating pattern of harassment and intimidation\u2014including the recent vandalism of a church in Tartus, where messages were left demanding that local Christians pay jizyah, a historical tax imposed on non-Muslims. In other cities across the country, pastors have faced pressure from authorities to allow government monitoring of church activities. Christians have also been subjected to discriminatory treatment at military and security checkpoints, and there have been multiple reports of Christian cemeteries being desecrated, with crosses on tombs deliberately destroyed. These actions collectively contribute to an atmosphere of fear and marginalization for Syria\u2019s Christian minority.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition to threats to their safety, harassment, and intimidation, Christians and other religious minorities in Syria face increasing and systemic economic discrimination. Reports indicate that many are denied access to public sector employment, excluded from key roles in the private sector, and often encounter barriers when renewing business licenses or seeking state services. This economic marginalization leaves religious minority families in a highly vulnerable position and continues to drive the emigration and decline of one of Syria\u2019s oldest religious communities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The resolution was adopted as a joint motion pursuant to Rule 136(4) and 150 of the European Parliament\u2019s Rules of Procedure, referring to breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law. The joint motion was tabled by several major political groups, signaling broad consensus on the need to address religious persecution in Syria.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe call on the European Commission to reappoint, without further delay, a Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU,\u201d said Adina Portaru, Senior Counsel for ADF International in Brussels. \u201cThis would be an important step in showing much-needed, real commitment to protecting this fundamental right worldwide.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23b21ac8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"23b21ac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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