Case information
Incident date Jan 1, 2023
Country Poland
Place Lubawka Categories Social Hostility / Intolerance Perpetrator / Motive Indicators 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 Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community Response of Local Authorities Case information
Incident date Jan 1, 2023
Country Poland
Place Lubawka Categories Social Hostility / Intolerance Perpetrator / Motive Indicators 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 Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community Response of Local Authorities Image credit: powiatowa.info On the night of 31 December 2022 to 1 January 2023, three young people, a 17-year-old and two 15-year-olds, vandalised the statue of St Florian standing in the clearing at the beginning of the Way of the Cross in Lubawka. The head of the statue was cut off.
