Case information
Incident date May 9, 2022
Country Poland
Place Baranow Categories Social Hostility / Intolerance Perpetrator / Motive Indicators Hate Crime & Violent Incidents Religious Freedom / Discrimination Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols Bias Indicators Lack of Other Motive Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community Time/Place/Location Response of Local Authorities Case information
Incident date May 9, 2022
Country Poland
Place Baranow Categories Social Hostility / Intolerance Perpetrator / Motive Indicators Hate Crime & Violent Incidents Religious Freedom / Discrimination Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols Bias Indicators Lack of Other Motive Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community Time/Place/Location Response of Local Authorities Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident. Image credit: Markus Winkler on Unsplash A bronze bell, weighing 150 kg, was stolen from the Baranow Parish Church on May 9th. The bell has images of the Crucified Christ and Madonna and Child on it and was made in 1853. The parish priest notified the police and appealed to the villagers.
