Czech Republic

In IUSTITIA reported four racist physical assaults, including two carried out by a group, one of which involved a knife and resulted in serious injury.

In IUSTITIA reported five anti-Roma physical assaults including against two girls which then resulted in the serious injury of their uncle; three attacks by a group, including two involving serious injury and one taking place in a home; two arson attacks against the homes of Roma families, including one carried out by a group; and three cases of threats, including one resulting in a family needing to move.

The Jewish Community in Prague and In IUSTITIA reported one physical assault; two cases of threats; four cases of property damage, including three cases of graffiti, (on a Holocaust memorial, a synagogue and private property respectively) and one case of criminal damage against two Stolpersteine (Holocaust memorial stones set in pavement). The Jewish community in Prague reported a further three cases of criminal damage and two threats.

In IUSTITIA reported one anti-Muslim physical assault involving a woman’s headscarf and earrings being pulled off.

In IUSTITIA reported one case of threats against two Jehovah’s Witnesses.

In IUSTITIA reported three homophobic physical assaults, including one attack by a group resulting in serious injury, and two attacks following Prague Pride; one case of criminal damage against a bar that involved setting the rainbow flag on fire; and two cases of threats.

In IUSTITIA reported several attacks against homeless people, including one murder by arson where the victim’s hut was set on fire by a group; four physical assaults, including two attacks by a group resulting in serious injury; and a further case of arson where the victims’ tent was set on fire, resulting in serious injury.