Destruction of a cross at a forest in Poland

Case information

Incident date: Oct 18, 2022
Country: Poland
Place: Zemborzyce, Lublin
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol
Intolerance towards Religious Symbols
Place of Incident: Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship)

On October 18, 2022, local Polish media reported the destruction of a cross in the Rudki forest. An unknown perpetrator cut down a century-old wooden cross located in a forest complex on the edge of Lublin and Krężnica Jareja.

Sources

Laboratorium Wolności Religijnej (opens in a new tab)
lublin.tvp.pl (opens in a new tab)