Christian Converts Harassed at Swedish Asylum Center

Case information
Incident date
Country
Sweden
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Islamist
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Exclusion (of individuals or ideas)
  • Freedom of Religion

A Pakistani couple had to leave the shelter in Western Sweden where they were staying after harassment by some of the Muslims in the housing ended with the husband's name sprayed on a wall near their room calling for his death.

The Swedish Migration Board was notified, but did not take any steps to protect the couple, according to the husband. Since they didn't feel safe at the center, they moved to a church shelter.

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