Vandalism to the cross of St. Hakob Church

Case information
Incident date
Country
Armenia
Place
Stepanakert
Categories
  • Government Restrictions
Attack Against
  • Faith
Societal Sphere
  • Governmental
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Desecration
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
  • Intolerance towards Religious Symbols
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Other (text field)
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Racial/Ethnic/Gender/Cultural Differences
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • No
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
Image credit: Panorama.am

The cross of St Hakob's Church in the Hekimyan district of Stepanakert, the capital of the Republic of Artsakh, has been removed and the khachkar (cross stone) in the yard is missing. In addition, the tombstone of a monk in the courtyard of St Harutyun Church in Hadrut was desecrated by an Azerbaijani occupier in the historic Dizak area of Hadrut, Artsakh.

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