Abortion Supporters Attack People Defending Church in Poznan

Case information
Incident date
Country
Poland
Place
Poznań
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Radical Left
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Physical Violence
Place of Incident
  • Public Street
Bias Indicators
  • Racial/Ethnic/Gender/Cultural Differences
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: dorzeczy.pl

On the 27th of October 2020, during the violent demonstrations after the Constitutional Tribunal ruled on eugenic abortion in Poland, several people who were defending a church on Fredry Street in Poznań were attacked. Supporters of abortion had allegedly wanted to vandalize this church but upon finding people defending it, they attacked them with tear gas, wooden rods, and batons. The defenders claim nothing preceded the attack.

Source: dorzeczy.pl