Poland

The Never Again Association reported 18 physical assaults, nine of which resulted in serious injury and six of which were carried out by groups. Victims included individuals from Bulgaria, Egypt, Guinea, the Russian Federation (including two women and a child of Chechen origin), Sierra Leone, Sudan and Ukraine, as well as a man of Vietnamese origin. The Association also reported a further three arson attacks, including two against Chechen families and one against the home of a man of Indian origin, his Polish wife and her parents; seven incidents of graffiti, including on an African restaurant in Warsaw, two on a German Minority Association centre in Siemianowice Śląskie and one on the apartment of a mixed Polish and African family; one incident of threats; and three incidents of damage to property, including a series of incidents against a Turkish kebab shop and the desecration of a Greek Catholic church in Trzebiatów. World Without Nazism reported one arson attack against the home of a Chechen family.

The Never Again Association and the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland reported one incident of the desecration of a cemetery and one incident of graffiti. The Never Again Association and World Without Nazism reported one incident of graffiti. The Never Again Association reported a further six incidents of the desecration of Jewish cemeteries, including one incident where most of the tombstones in the cemetery were destroyed, and a further four incidents of graffiti, including two on synagogues. World Without Nazism reported one incident of threats; one attempted physical assault against an Orthodox Jewish man; six incidents of the desecration of Jewish cemeteries; four incidents of the desecration of synagogues; and 11 incidents of graffiti and one incident of the desecration of a Holocaust memorial.

The Never Again Association reported a series of physical assaults, which also involved anti-Muslim and racist insults, against two men and two women in a restaurant owned by Syrians. The organization also reported one arson attack against a mosque and two incidents of graffiti, one on a mosque and the other on a shop. World Without Nazism reported an arson attack against a mosque.

The Never Again Association reported one incident of the desecration of a place of worship, also involving an anti-Semitic bias. It also reported one incident of graffiti, which also involved a racist or xenophobic bias.

The Campaign Against Homophobia reported 34 physical assaults, including 20 physical assaults resulting in serious injuries, one arson attack, three incidents of damage to property and 82 threats. The Never Again Association reported four physical assaults, including one assault resulting in serious injury against a gay man who subsequently required hospital treatment; one attack by a group against LGBT activists, with one victim suffering a broken rib; an attack against a gay couple on the metro; and a series of physical assaults against organizers of gay pride events, in which perpetrators threw eggs and bags filled with water. The association also reported one case of graffiti on the apartment of a transgender woman; one case of the vandalism of a permanent outdoor art installation in Warsaw; and a smoke grenade attack against a building hosting a film event on LGBTI issues. World Without Nazism reported one physical assault.

The Never Again Association reported three physical assaults carried out by groups, including one against children and a teacher who was trying to protect them; an attack against a Roma family’s home that involved tear gas and caused damage to windows; and an attack against two Roma women and a child. The Association also reported one threat, an incident of incitement to violence and two incidents of graffiti.