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Italy

Italy regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Annual reports on hate crime have been published since 2010 and can be accessed here. 

The Observatory for Security against Discriminatory Acts (OSCAD) carries out activities to prevent, counter and monitor hate crimes. OSCAD works closely with the National Office against Racial Discrimination (UNAR), which deals with non-criminal hate incidents and co-ordinates a permanent consultation group to promote LGBTI rights and protection.  

Italy implemented ODIHR's TAHCLE (Training Against Hate Crime for Law Enforcement) programme in 2014. Italy also participated in ODIHR's project on "Building a Comprehensive Criminal Justice Response to Hate Crime", which included the training of police, civil society, and lawyers on hate crime investigation and victim support, and the mapping of available hate crime data in the Lombardy region.  

Hate crime data collection in Italy
Support for hate crime victims in Italy
Access more information at the Legislation Online website Legislationline TANDIS Access more information at the Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Information System (TANDIS) website

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OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
2021 1,445 Not available Not available
2020 1111 Not available Not available
2019 1119 - -
2018 1111 613 46
2017 1048 613 40
2016 736 424 31
2015 555 Not available Not available
2014 596 Not available Not available
2013 472 Not available Not available
2012 71 Not available 10
2011 68 31 19
2010 56 Not available 60
2009 134 Not available Not available

About 2021 Data

    The police recorded figure refers to the number of criminal offences, with one incident potentially involving several offences and one offence potentially involving more than one perpetrator. Data include both substantial crimes and crimes aggravated by a general penalty enhancement. The reported numbers include some cases of hate speech and discrimination. A further 41 hate speech offences committed online and handled by the Postal and Communications Police Service were not included here in this figure.

Hate crime recorded by police

The data presented here include information taken from the police database (SDI) and information gathered by the Observatory for Security against Acts of Discrimination (OSCAD). The breakdown below consists of: (i) SDI data covering the following bias motivations: "race"/skin colour; ethnicity; nationality; language; anti-Semitism; bias against Roma and Sinti; bias against Muslims; and bias against members of other religions; and (ii) OSCAD data on hate crimes motivated by bias against "sexual orientation and transgender identity" and bias against people with a "disability". 

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  • By type of crime
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National developments

In 2021, OSCAD organized a one-day training entitled "When hatred becomes a crime" as part of a professional update for all state police personnel. The training content was delivered through the SISFOR platform (On Line Law Enforcement Training System), accessible to all state police personnel. The platform and the related content are also accessible to other national police forces (the Carabinieri Corps and the Guardia di Finanza) and to local police agencies.  

In March 2021, together with the CSO CILD and the Advocacy for LGBTI Rights-Lenford Network, OSCAD co-organized a two-day training-of-trainers course for 33 officers (18 of the state police and 15 of the Carabinieri Corps) to apply the training manual on "Policing Hate Crimes Against LGBTI Persons", as part of a Council of Europe project. In the future, the training course will be monitored by the Council of Europe. 

Furthermore, in October 2021, ODIHR conducted a training-of-trainers session on "Police and Roma – Effective and Human Rights-Compliant Policing", which includes a module on hate crime. Nine Carabinieri officers and nine state police officers participated in the training and are due to deliver cascaded training sessions in future. 

OSCAD also co-organized a CEPOL Course 44/2021 on hate crime that took place in Italy in November 2021. The course was attended by 26 European law enforcement officers specialized in the fight against hate crimes and online hate speech.  

As a result of these cascaded hate crime training courses, a total of 3,333 personnel, including police cadets and senior sergeants, were trained in 2021. 

In 2021, a co-ordination centre set up by UNAR produced an initial draft of a national strategy for LGBTI (2021-2025). A technical group set up by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers also produced a national strategy to combat anti-Semitism.  

Notable case: 

In March 2021, a man wearing a necklace with a Jewish pendant was stabbed by another man outside a fast-food restaurant in the centre of Rome. The victim was subjected to racist and anti-Semitic insults owing to their skin colour and perceived Jewish identity. Police investigations led to the identification of the perpetrator, who was placed under house arrest and charged with bodily harm, the use of a weapon, and the aggravating circumstances of racial discrimination, as well as with the unlawful carry of an item intended to inflict harm.   

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR recognizes Italy's efforts to raise awareness among its police about hate crime, especially in respect of groups that are not explicitly covered by the current criminal legislation. ODIHR also recognizes Italy's efforts to submit police-recorded data on hate crimes. However, based on the available information, it observes that since 2018, Italy has not reported data to ODIHR on hate crimes recorded by the prosecution and judiciary. In addition, ODIHR observes that Italy would benefit from reviewing its existing legal framework in order to ensure that bias motivations can be effectively acknowledged and appropriate penalties can be imposed on the perpetrators. 

ODIHR recalls that in Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, OSCE participating States committed to collecting reliable data and statistics in sufficient detail on hate crimes and to reporting such crimes periodically to ODIHR. Participating States also committed to enacting specific, tailored legislation to combat hate crimes, providing for effective penalties that take into account the gravity of such crimes. ODIHR stands ready to support Italy in meeting its relevant commitments through the provision of comprehensive resources and tailored assistance in the area of hate crime recording and data collection, as well as further resources and tailored legislative advice. 


Our methodology

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2021-12 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-12 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-11 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-03 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-02 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-04 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-05 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-01 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-01 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-01 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-01 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-02 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-03 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-03 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-03 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-03 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-04 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-04 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-04 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-04 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-05 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-05 Threats
Lunaria
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2021-05 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-06 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-06 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-06 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-06 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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Lunaria
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Lunaria
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Lunaria
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Lunaria
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2021-07 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-08 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-08 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-08 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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Lunaria
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Lunaria
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2021-08 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-09 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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Lunaria
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2021-09 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-10 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-10 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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Lunaria
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2021-10 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-11 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-11 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-11 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-11 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-12 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-01 Threats
Lunaria
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2021-02 Threats
Lunaria
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2021-02 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-04 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-04 Threats
Lunaria
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2021-04 Threats
Lunaria
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2021-05 Threats
Lunaria
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2021-06 Threats
Lunaria
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2021-07 Threats
Lunaria
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2021-08 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-09 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-10 Threats
Lunaria
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2021 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-07 Attacks against property
Lunaria
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2021-12 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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Anti-Roma hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2021-08 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-11 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-05 Threats
European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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Anti-Semitic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2021-05 Violent attacks against people
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-05 Violent attacks against people
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-08 Violent attacks against people
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-08 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-12 Violent attacks against people
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-11 Attacks against property
Lunaria
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-11 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-10 Threats
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-10 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-09 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-09 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-09 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-08 Attacks against property
Lunaria
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-07 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-06 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-06 Threats
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-05 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-05 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-05 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-05 Threats
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-05 Threats
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-04 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-04 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-03 Threats
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-03 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-03 Threats
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-03 Threats
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-02 Threats
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-02 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-02 Threats
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-02 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-01 Threats
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-01 Threats
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-01 Threats
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-01 Threats
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-11 Attacks against property
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-03 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
Observatory on anti-Semitism
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2021-02 Threats
Lunaria
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2021-12 Threats
Lunaria
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Anti-Muslim hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2021-02 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-06 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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Anti-Christian hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2021-12 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2021-06 Attacks against property
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2021-09 Attacks against property
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2021-09 Attacks against property
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2021-10 Threats
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2021-01 Threats
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2021-08 Attacks against property
OIDAC
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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2021-01 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2021-01 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2021-02 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2021-02 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2021-02 Threats
OIDAC
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2021-02 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2021-03 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2021-03 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2021-03 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2021-03 Attacks against property
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2021-03 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2021 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2021-04 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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OIDAC
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2021 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2021-04 Attacks against property
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2021-05 Attacks against property
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2021-06 Attacks against property
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2021-07 Attacks against property
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2021-08 Attacks against property
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2021-08 Threats
OIDAC
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OIDAC
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2021 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2021-09 Attacks against property
Holy See
OIDAC
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2021-09 Attacks against property
Holy See
OIDAC
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2021 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2021-09 Attacks against property
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2021-11 Attacks against property
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OIDAC
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2021-11 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2021-12 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2021-12 Attacks against property
Holy See
OIDAC
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2021-12 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2021-12 Attacks against property
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OIDAC
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Holy See
OIDAC
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2021-12 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2021-04 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2021-08 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2021-10 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2021-11 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2021-11 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2021-11 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2021-12 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2021-12 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2021-12 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2021-12 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2021-05 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2021-02 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2021-11 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2021-12 Attacks against property
Holy See
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Disability hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2021-10 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-11 Threats
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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Gender-based hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2021-07 Threats
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-08 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2021-01 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-01 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-02 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-03 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-03 Threats
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-03 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-04 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-04 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-04 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-04 Threats
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-05 Threats
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-06 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-06 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-06 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-07 Threats
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-07 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-07 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-08 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-08 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-08 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-09 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-09 Threats
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-10 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-10 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-10 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-10 Threats
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-11 Threats
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-11 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-11 Threats
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-11 Threats
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-11 Threats
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-12 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-12 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-12 Violent attacks against people
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-12 Threats
Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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2021-08 Violent attacks against people
Lunaria
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2021-06 Threats
Lunaria
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2021-05 Violent attacks against people
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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2021-06 Violent attacks against people
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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2021 Threats
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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