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From · resolution motion joint· 11 Feb 2026

RC-10-2026-0120

on the targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts

To · adopted text· 12 Feb 2026

TA-10-2026-0047

Targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts

AI:What changed, in short

Adds a recital and a paragraph linking the expulsions to broader restrictions on freedoms and democratic decline.34 The other changes are formal or wording: a date is completed and a phrase is rephrased.12

2 changes of substance · 1 formal · 1 of wording only

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Changes to the text itself, in document order. Cover page, citations and punctuation-only edits are left out; they are under “Every difference”.

Changes of substance · 2

Change 3 Substance

AI summary:Adds a recital citing the conversion of Hagia Sophia, destruction of churches, and pressure on Christians as evidence of systematic restrictions on freedoms.

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Added:F. whereas the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque, the destruction of Christian churches, and sustained pressure on Christian communities, illustrate a broader and systematic pattern of restrictions on fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression and freedom of religion;

Change 4 Substance

AI summary:Adds a paragraph stating that the expulsions occur amid democratic backsliding, judicial erosion, criminalisation of dissent, and attacks on civil society.

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Added:3. Considers that these targeted expulsions take place in a broader context of democratic backsliding, erosion of judicial independence, criminalisation of dissent and attacks on civil society;

1 formal change: legal basis, citations, references, corrections

Change 1 Formal

AI summary:Adds the year "2026" to the date of the shooting incident.

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Changed:C. whereas Kaveh Taheri, an Iranian independent freelance journalist recognised as a refugee by the UNHCR, was detained on 26 January 2026 and is facing deportation and political persecution in Iran; whereas journalist Nujan Mala Hassan was shot and injured by Turkish border guards on 20 January 2026 while reporting on protests; whereas other journalists have already been deported, including BBC correspondent Mark Lowen, and others have been arrested and threatened with deportation, such as French journalist Raphaël Boukandoura;

1 change of wording only

Change 2 Wording

AI summary:Rephrases the description of Christians as "the most persecuted religious group" instead of "among the most persecuted religious groups".

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Changed:D. whereas Christians are reported to be among the most persecuted religious groupsgroup globally; whereas failure to acknowledge and address this reality undermines the credibility of international efforts to protect freedom of religion or belief;