Christian communities in Syria continue to be targeted, says Faradouris in new question to Commission

As he says in a question submitted to EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Kaja Kalas,on Monday morning in Brussels, “in the last twenty-four hours, images of ongoing targeting of Christian and other religious communities in Syria by forces and extremists loyal to the al-Jolani regime. By way of illustration, on Sunday, April 6, the St. George’s Church in the Greek Orthodox town of Budan was invaded by Islamists, who doused the seats with gasoline and planted explosive devices, which fortunately did not explode. Other reports indicate that high-ranking government officials, ‘former’ members of extremist organizations and Al Qaeda are supporting terrorist attacks such as the plan making the rounds on the internet to bomb the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Tartus (Tarsus).”

The Greek MEP continued:

“It is obvious that Alevis, Christians and other communities in Syria are threatened by the Damascus regime. Under these circumstances, it is urgent for the European Union to intervene to do what Jolani refuses to do: protect the lives of all Syrians regardless of religion.

In view of the above, Nicolas Faradouris asks the Vice-President of the European Commission:

1.⁠ ⁠To intervene decisively with the Government of Damascus, demanding the protection of Christian and other threatened communities.
2.⁠ ⁠To finally send a team of observers to record the massacres and incidents of violence.
3.⁠ ⁠To coordinate a humanitarian aid mission to the threatened coastal areas, with the participation of Member States such as Greece, Cyprus, France and others, as requested by the representatives of the affected and terror-stricken areas.

MEP Nicolas Farantouris went to Syria on the days of the great massacres 7-9 March 2025 and met with the Christian and Alevi communities, representatives of other ethnic and religious communities such as Ismailis and Druze, the Greek Community of Damascus, Patriarch John of Antioch and government officials from the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Today’s question follows a letter sent by Mr.Faradouris to the heads of the European Institutions and his intervention in the Plenary asking for action for the persecuted populations in Syria.