Forest Shrine near Mielec Vandalised

Case information
Incident date
Country
Poland
Place
Mielec
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol
Place of Incident
  • Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship)
Bias Indicators
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Pattern or Frequency of Attacks
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
Image credit: hej Mielec

On 12 June 2023, a Marian shrine on a mountain path in Czerwone Wierchy near Mielec was painted with black paint. Religious objects belonging to the shrine were also vandalised.

This is the second act of devastation of a forest religious place in the Mielec region this year. In the spring, a cross was set on fire in Piątkowiec.

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