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French Government Report: 70% Increase in anti-Christian Offences Against Individuals
France recorded 843 anti-Christian incidents in 2025, representing a 9% increase compared to the previous year, according to the French government's latest report on anti-religious offences. While offences against Christian property continue to account for the vast majority of…
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The European Times
Warsaw OSCE Side Event Calls for Stronger Action Against Religious Hate Crimes
A side event held on 7 October during the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, co-organised by OIDAC Europe brought together representatives of civil society, OSCE participating States and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).
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UN and EU urge action over religious persecution
Human rights organisations have also raised concerns about increasing anti-religious violence. OIDAC executive director Anja Tang said: “August 22 should be a wake-up call, a day to remember those suffering far from the cameras.”
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EWTN
"Almost unknown": Observatory remembers murdered Christians in Lyon
On the occasion of the UN Memorial Day for the victims of religiously motivated violence, the Observatory for Intolerance and Discrimination of Christians in Europe (OIDAC Europe) has lamented that the murder of the Assyrian Christian Ashur Sarnaya in Lyon has become little…
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Daily Mail
Anti-Christian hate crimes in Germany increased nearly by 150% in 2020
The Daily Mail cites OIDAC’s 2021 annual report and its data on anti-Christian hate crimes in Germany.
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National Catholic Register
New Report Finds Freedom of Conscience Under Threat in France, Spain, and Sweden
The National Catholic Register reports on OIDAC’s findings about freedom-of-conscience restrictions in France, Spain and Sweden.
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EWTN
Hate Crimes Against Christians on the Rise in Europe
EWTN reports on OIDAC’s findings about rising anti-Christian hate crimes across Europe.
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