Hungary

The Mahatma Gandhi Human Rights Organization reported a physical assault carried out by a group against a woman of African and Hungarian descent.

The Federation of Jewish Communities and the Brussels Institute reported one physical assault against a Jewish man, one incident of damage to several graves in a Jewish cemetery, and one further incident of damage to a stolperstein (Holocaust memorial stones set in pavements). The Federation of Jewish Communities reported a further two physical assaults against Jewish men; one case of death threats being made against a Jewish man and his family; one incident where swastikas were engraved in the elevator of a synagogue; one further incident of damage to a stolperstein; two cases of graffiti; one incident of damage to a synagogue; and one incident where five menorahs in public spaces in different locations in Budapest were desecrated on the same night.

The Brussels Institute reported a further two physical assaults; the desecration of a menorah in a public space during Hanukah; two cases of the desecration of graves; two cases of threats, including one incident where a man was spat at; and one incident of property damage against a Jewish woman’s house. World Without Nazism reported five incidents of graffiti, including on the home of a Jewish family; one physical assault against the director of a Jewish institute, causing serious injury; three incidents of the desecration of synagogues; and one incident of the desecration of a Holocaust memorial.

The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians reported one incident of damage to property, in which a Lutheran Church’s nativity figures were vandalized.

The Holy See reported a case of vandalism motivated by anti-Christian bias.

The Háttér Society reported five physical assaults, including two attacks resulting in serious injuries, including the hospitalization of the victims, and two assaults carried out by groups. Three of the incidents took place in connection with gay pride events. The organization also reported one instance of threats. Transgender Europe reported the murder of a transgender woman, whose body was found in a pond.

The Háttér Society reported one physical assault against three gay men, two of whom were of Roma origin, after a gay pride event in Budapest. The Brussels Institute and the Federation of Jewish Communities reported an incident of the desecration of a monument marking the Roma genocide. World Without Nazism reported a series of physical assaults against three men by a group, one incident of threats against Roma students and one incident of graffiti.