Hateful Tags found on Ljubljana Church

Case information
Incident date
Country
Slovenia
Place
Ljubljana
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
  • Morals
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
Image credit: reporter.si

The St. Joseph's Church in Ljubljana, was targeted with graffiti on June 16th. The façade and two posters of the Zivim and Rahela's Vineyard Institute, were defaced with writing by an unknown author. The Zivim Institute wrote on Facebook, "Vulgarity and hatred poured on the posters of the Zivim Institute and Rahela's Vineyard, which offer compassionate support and accompaniment to those who are in distress due to an unplanned pregnancy or suffering the consequences of an abortion in the centre of Ljubljana...".

Source: reporter.si