Hate Crimes Against Christians 2009

Case information
Incident date
Country
Russia
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Desecration
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Intolerance towards Religious Symbols

Find here a list of cases for the year 2009 which was brought to our attention .

The murder of an Orthodox priest on November 19th, 2009, in Moscow;
the assault of a priest and a layman in November 2009, in Moscow;
five incidents of church burnings on various dates in 2009, in Vladimir;
one attempt to intimidate worshippers at an Orthodox chapel in December 2009, in Vladimir;
twenty-four incidents of vandalism to churches or church property on various dates and in various locations in 2009. This information was provided by the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis.