Activities of Thierry MARIANI related to 2021/2055(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the persecution of minorities on the grounds of belief or religion
Amendments (6)
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas in 2018, Christians were harassed in 145 countries, Muslims in 139, Jews in 88, Buddhists in 24, Hindus in 19 countries and non-believers in 18 countries12 ; whereas, according to a report by the Open Doors association, in terms of numbers Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world, with more than 340 million believers being persecuted and discriminated against; __________________ 12According to data collected by the Pew Research Center (10 November 2020).
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is deeply concerned about the rise over the last decade of violence against people belonging to minorities on the grounds of their belief or religion as a global phenomenon, which is intensifying and affecting more and more countries; notes that it affects many religious communities, namely Christians (including Copts), particularly Eastern Christians, Jews, Muslims (including, particularly Ahmadis and Alevis), as well as Shia minorities in some countries on the Arabian Peninsula, Buddhists, Hindus and smaller religious groups, such as Baha’is, Sikhs and Zoroastrians, as well as groups of people who are atheists, humanists, agnostics or do not identify with any religion;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Strongly deplores that millions of Christians have been uprooted from their homes, and that many have been killed, kidnapped, imprisoned, discriminated against and have had restrictions placed on their freedom of worship; notes that forms of persecution also exist in all aspects of social life, including in employment and education; condemns the Islamic law concepts involving the forced conversion of Christians, the persecution of Christians and the degrading status of ‘dhimmis’, according to which Christians are second-class citizens;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes with particular concern that the Middle East and North Africa present the highest regional levels of anti-Semitic attitudes, and that Holocaust denial is prevalent among certain segments in society and even at state level, such as in Iran; condemns the Algerian Government’s systematic persecution of and discrimination against Christians, especially those who have converted to Christianity;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly condemns terror attacks on places of worship, including the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka in 2019, when nine suicide bombers from Islamist jihadist groups carried out a series of attacks, including on three churches;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes with particular concern the rise of terrorist groups and Islamist militias in several parts of Africa, including in the Sahel, Nigeria and Mozambique, and of terrorist violence against religious minorities;