The European Parliament passed a resolution on Thursday condemning violence and persecution against Christians in Syria, Pakistan and Iran.
MEPs voiced particular concern over the attacks on Christians in Maaloula, Syria, and the suicide attack on All Saints Church, Peshawar, Pakistan, which killed at least 80 people.
Maaloula came under heavy attack last month from rebel groups reportedly linked to Al-Qaeda. Monasteries were targeted and the 5,000 Christians in the town fled. At least 10 Christians were killed in the series of attacks, with some eyewitnesses claiming that they were killed when they refused to convert to Islam. Keep reading
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