15.1. Recent cases of violence and persecution against Christians, notably in Maaloula (Syria), Peshawar (Pakistan) and the case of Pastor Saeed Abedini (Iran)
Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Véronique De Keyser, Krzysztof Lisek and Marie-Christine Vergiat introduced motions for resolutions.
The following spoke: Thomas Mann, on behalf of the PPE Group, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, on behalf of the S&D Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marek Józef Gróbarczyk, on behalf of the ECR Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Véronique De Keyser, Paul Murphy, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Marek Henryk Migalski, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the EFD Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Diane Dodds, Philip Claeys, Non-attached Member, Bernd Posselt, Corina Creţu, Marek Henryk Migalski, Zbigniew Ziobro, who also replied to a blue-card question by Bernd Posselt, Seán Kelly and Csaba Sógor.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Danuta Jazłowiecka, Mairead McGuinness, Martin Kastler, Anna Záborská, Tunne Kelam and Tarja Cronberg.
The following spoke: Michel Barnier (Member of the Commission).