France

The Holy See reported one incident of physical assault that involved the use of a firearm; three arson attacks on churches, one of which was also reported by the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDC); nine incidents of vandalism, including three that were also reported by the OIDC; six incidents of graffiti on buildings belonging to the Catholic Church, four of which were also reported by the OIDC; four thefts, including one reported by the OIDC, and five burglaries involving the desecration of communion bread, of which the OIDC reported one; one damage to property case; and four cases of grave desecration.

The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians reported four incidents of arson; three incidents of theft in churches, all of which involved vandalism; ten incidents of vandalism, and; eight incidents of damage to property. The Observatory also reported six incidents of the desecration of places of worship, four of which took place in churches and involved the desecration of communion bread, and one denial of service attack on a Catholic website.

Racism Islamophobia Watch reported one case of racist threats, in which letters were sent specifically to people of North African descent; a burglary that also involved racist graffiti and property damage against a Muslim funeral home; and two cases of graffiti.

The European Roma Information Office (ERIO) reported one physical assault against a Roma boy, carried out by a group, during which he was stuffed into a supermarket trolley and left on the side of the road.

The Jewish Community Protection Service (SPCJ) reported 107 cases of physical violence, of which at least nine were carried out by a group, and at least 15 caused serious injuries, and one incident in which bullets were fired, hitting a worshipper in a synagogue. Many incidents involved spitting, pushing and slapping, and many victims were wearing Jewish symbols.

The SPCJ and the Kantor Center reported one physical assault carried out by a group during which a woman was sexually assaulted, one incident of threats carried out by a group, and one arson attack. 

The SPCJ reported a further four arson attacks; 126 incidents of vandalism, many of which were connected with anti-Israel demonstrations during the conflict in Gaza; 289 incidents of graffiti, many of which involved swastikas being painted on synagogues; one bias-motivated robbery; one incident of the desecration of a grave; and 14 threats.

Racism Islamophobia Watch reported an arson attack on a mosque; a case of graffiti on a mosque, and a further case of the desecration of a place of worship, in which pork sausages were left on the site of a future mosque; and one case of threats, in which threatening letters were specifically sent to people perceived to be Muslim. Racism Islamophobia Watch and the Collective against Islamophobia in France (CCIF) reported a burglary that also involved racist graffiti and property damage against a Muslim funeral home.

The CCIF also reported seven incidents of physical assault, six of which targeted women who had their headscarves removed. Of these six incidents, one involved sexual assault and two targeted pregnant women. The CCIF also recorded two incidents of threats against women and their children, an arson attack on a mosque, two incidents of the desecration of mosques in which the perpetrators used pigs' parts and one incident of graffiti.