Exhibition On John Paul II Vandalised

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Berlin
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Morals
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Radical Left
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Other (text field)
  • Defamation
Place of Incident
  • Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship)
  • Public Street
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Organized Hate Groups
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
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On February 5th, unknown perpetrators destroyed the panels of the exhibition "John Paul II - Pope of Dialogue", prepared by the John Paul II Memorial Centre in Warsaw in cooperation with the Polish Embassy at the Basilica of St John the Baptist in Berlin. John Paul II's face was painted over with red paint. A red lightning bolt - the symbol of the so-called women's strike - was painted on the fence of the neighbouring headquarters of the papal nunciature. The police is investigating.

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