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Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus
Joint motion RC-10-2025-0335-AM-008-012
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- 9 July 2025
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Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus
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| Aa. whereas the Christian community now represents only 2 % to 3 % of the Syrian population, compared to 10 % in 2011 at the beginning of the conflict; |
Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus
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| B. whereas a spree of widespread violence, including sexual violence, along the Syrian coast targeting the Alawite community began in March 2025 and is still ongoing, with over 1 200 civilian victims; | B. whereas a spree of widespread violence, including sexual violence, along the Syrian coast targeting the Alawite community began in March 2025 and is still ongoing, with over 1 200 civilian victims; whereas Alawite women are victims of an alarming and growing trend of mass abductions and sexual slavery; |
Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus
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| Da. whereas the interim Syrian constitution ratified in March 2025 enshrines Islamic law as the primary source of legislation, raising concerns about restrictions on individual rights, particularly those of women; whereas in June 2025, the Syrian Ministry of Tourism enacted new restrictive legislation on women’s attire in line with Islamic teachings on female chastity; |
Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus
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| 3a. Insists that the transitional Syrian government eradicate all elements of radical Islamist ideology from its government structures and future legal framework, including its constitution; rejects the imposition of restrictive dress codes on women; |
Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus
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| 4a. Urges the Commission and the European External Action Service to include the protection of religious communities and the freedom of religion or belief in their dialogue with the transitional authorities in Syria; |
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European Parliament (2025). “B10-0335/2025 } - B10-0344/2025 } - B10-0345/2025 } - B10-0346/2025 } - B10-0347/2025 } RC1/Am. 8 - Amendment 8 - Matthieu Valet, Hermann Tertsch, António Tânger Corrêa, Silvia Sardone - on behalf of the PfE Group - Joint motion for a resolution - PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE - Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus”. Text, 9 July 2025. docId RC-10-2025-0335-AM-008-012, reference RC-B10-0335/2025. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/RC-10-2025-0335-AM-008-012 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/RC-10-2025-0335-AM-008-012 (CC BY 4.0).
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author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{B10-0335/2025 \} - B10-0344/2025 \} - B10-0345/2025 \} - B10-0346/2025 \} - B10-0347/2025 \} RC1/Am. 8 - Amendment 8 - Matthieu Valet, Hermann Tertsch, António Tânger Corrêa, Silvia Sardone - on behalf of the PfE Group - Joint motion for a resolution - PPE, S\&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE - Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-07-09},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/RC-10-2025-0335-AM-008-012}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/RC-10-2025-0335-AM-008-012},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Text. docId RC-10-2025-0335-AM-008-012, reference RC-B10-0335/2025. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
}