Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-10-27-Speech-4-233-500"
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"We have recently seen the terrible news about the persecution of a religious Christian minority in Egypt, which has resulted in the deaths of 30 Christians and around 350 wounded, as well as in the destruction of a church in Cairo. Given that the European Union, as a bulwark of values and an uncompromising defender of rights, supported the revolt of the peoples of certain Arab countries during what is being called the ‘Arab Spring’, it cannot remain indifferent to abuses of freedoms and the safeguarding of the public. I therefore strongly support this joint motion for a resolution condemning the actions of an extremist Islamic group against the Christians who make up a 10% minority in Egypt. The fate of minorities is always problematic. First and foremost, we cannot tolerate any kind of discrimination. Egypt should rebuild the church and prevent these attacks on religious freedom. As a community of values, the EU and Egypt must jointly reaffirm the fundamental importance of respect for minorities and the need to set an example by punishing such criminals, as the ‘Arab Spring’ must be synonymous with freedom, and not merely a utopia."@en1
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