Case information
Incident date Jul 4, 2021
Country France
Place Bas Rhin Categories Social Hostility / Intolerance Perpetrator / Motive Indicators Hate Crime & Violent Incidents Desecration Vandalism (all) Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol Intolerance towards Religious Symbols Religious Freedom / Discrimination Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols Place of Incident Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship) Bias Indicators Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti Pattern or Frequency of Attacks Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community Response of Local Authorities Case information
Incident date Jul 4, 2021
Country France
Place Bas Rhin Categories Social Hostility / Intolerance Perpetrator / Motive Indicators Hate Crime & Violent Incidents Desecration Vandalism (all) Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol Intolerance towards Religious Symbols Religious Freedom / Discrimination Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols Place of Incident Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship) Bias Indicators Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti Pattern or Frequency of Attacks Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community Response of Local Authorities Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident. Image credit: Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona on Unsplash A gold-plated Sacred Heart Statue in Bas Rhin (Alsace), France, has been desecrated with a swastika. The incident was discovered and reported by the parish priest of Molsheim on 4 July. The perpetrators are said to have used a point to engrave the symbol to the high up statue. Deputy Nathalie Dischler commented about an increase in vandalism towards Christian symbols and institutes in the region. Police are investigating.
