Acts of Vandalism in a Cemetery in Ardèche

Case information

Incident date: Mar 17, 2018
Country: France
Place: Satilleu
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Cemetery
Religious Freedom / Discrimination: Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols
Place of Incident: Cemetery
Bias Indicators: Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police: Yes
Response of Local Authorities: Investigated

Image credit: François Bassaget, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

On March 17th, locals discovered that 18 graves in the Saint-Romain-d'Ay cemetery had been vandalized, with crosses broken. Complaints were filed and the police began an investigation.

Sources: France Bleu and Le Dauphine

Sources

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