Destruction of Shrine in Sokółce

Case information

Incident date: Sep 18, 2022
Country: Poland
Place: Sokółce
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Chapel
Place of Incident: Chapel
Bias Indicators: Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police: Yes
Response of Local Authorities: Investigated

Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: Radoslaw Prekurat on Unsplash

On September 18, the Sokolsk police received a report of damage to a shrine in Porajovo. The window of the shrine and the facade of the building were destroyed.

Sources

Laboratorium Wolności Religijnej (opens in a new tab)
isokolka.eu (opens in a new tab)