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Religious freedom

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10 on 8 sitting days
Outcomes
10 adopted · 0 rejected
Period
10 Oct 2024 – 9 Jul 2026
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2 decisions
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6
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International efforts to defend religious freedom and protect religious communities from persecution.

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Decisions, 10

The latest decisions on this issue, newest first. No CSV for issues yet: the registers cannot filter by issue.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
9 Jul 2026Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre ResolutionsAdopted510 for, 1 against, 86 abstained by roll call
9 Jul 2026The abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in Pakistan ResolutionsAdoptedshow of hands — no count
12 Feb 2026Targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts ResolutionsAdopted502 for, 2 against, 59 abstained by roll call
27 Nov 2025Escalating repression of the Baha’is in Iran ResolutionsAdopted549 for, 7 against, 31 abstained by roll call
10 Jul 2025Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus ResolutionsAdopted625 for, 7 against, 10 abstained by roll call
8 May 2025Violations of religious freedom in Tibet ResolutionsAdopted478 for, 30 against, 41 abstained by roll call
3 Apr 2025Targeted attacks against Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – defending religious freedom and security ResolutionsAdoptedshow of hands — no count
13 Feb 2025Repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular ResolutionsAdoptedshow of hands — no count
13 Feb 2025Continuing detention and risk of the death penalty for individuals in Nigeria charged with blasphemy, notably the case of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu ResolutionsAdoptedshow of hands — no count
10 Oct 2024The cases of unjustly imprisoned Uyghurs in China, notably Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas ResolutionsAdopted540 for, 23 against, 47 abstained by roll call

Dossiers, 10

The dossiers these decisions belong to, the one voted on most recently first.

Decisions: decisions on the dossier counted here. Latest decision: its date and outcome.
DossierDecisionsLatest decision
Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre 2026-2800Decisions19 Jul 2026 · Adopted
The abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in Pakistan 2026-2801Decisions19 Jul 2026 · Adopted
Targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts 2026-2613Decisions112 Feb 2026 · Adopted
Escalating repression of the Baha’is in Iran 2025-2987Decisions127 Nov 2025 · Adopted
Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus 2025-2798Decisions110 Jul 2025 · Adopted
Violations of religious freedom in Tibet 2025-2692Decisions18 May 2025 · Adopted
Targeted attacks against Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – defending religious freedom and security 2025-2612Decisions13 Apr 2025 · Adopted
Repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular 2025-2547Decisions113 Feb 2025 · Adopted
Continuing detention and risk of the death penalty for individuals in Nigeria charged with blasphemy, notably the case of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu 2025-2548Decisions113 Feb 2025 · Adopted
The cases of unjustly imprisoned Uyghurs in China, notably Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas 2024-2857Decisions110 Oct 2024 · Adopted

Group lines

How each group voted on the final votes of this issue: its clear line or divided.

The last 6 final roll-call votes. Each group’s line on the final votes, with members counted in the group they sat in on the day; a clear line = at least two thirds of the group’s votes with at least 10 members voting (method). For / Against / Abstained: its clear line. Divided: no clear line. With the outcome: votes where its majority line matched the result. Votes: finals the group voted on.
GroupForAgainstAbstainedDividedWith the outcomeVotes
The LeftFor3Against0Abst.1Divided2With outcome4of6
GreensFor4Against0Abst.1Divided1With outcome4of6
S&DFor6Against0Abst.0Divided0With outcome6of6
RenewFor6Against0Abst.0Divided0With outcome6of6
EPPFor6Against0Abst.0Divided0With outcome6of6
ECRFor6Against0Abst.0Divided0With outcome6of6
PatriotsFor6Against0Abst.0Divided0With outcome6of6
ESNFor3Against0Abst.2Divided1With outcome4of6

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Sources & citation

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/issues/religious-freedom
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Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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25 September 2026

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EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Religious freedom”. Running issue, 9 July 2026. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/issues/religious-freedom (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-issue-religious-freedom,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Religious freedom}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-07-09},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/issues/religious-freedom}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/issues/religious-freedom},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Running issue. Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}