Poland

The Holy See reported two physical assaults on Catholic priests, one of which involved the theft of parish property. The Holy See also reported one burglary in a church, one incident of vandalism and two incidents of the desecration of places of worship. The Polish authorities reported back that in one of the desecration cases, a perpetrator was charged with a hate crime, whereas no bias motivation could be confirmed in the other incidents.

The Ordo Iuris Institute for Legal Culture, the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe and the European Centre for Democracy Development reported an incident in which a Catholic church was vandalized with graffiti. The Ordo Iuris Institute for Legal Culture reported ten additional cases of vandalism, one of which involved graffiti on a church; five thefts, and four incidents of the desecration of churches. The Never Again Association reported one additional incident of vandalism.

Jehovah's Witnesses – Poland reported two incidents in which graffiti were sprayed on places of worship.

The Open Dialog Foundation reported an incident of vandalism targeting Ukrainians. ILGA-Europe and Lambda Warsaw reported a physical attack on a foreigner. ILGA-Europe and the Antidiscrimination Education Society (TEA) reported a physical assault on a 12-year old boy.

The Never Again Association, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the European Centre for Democracy Development reported the desecration of a Jewish cemetery. The ADL and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported the desecration of a grave in a Jewish cemetery.

The Never Again Association, SETA and the European Centre for Democracy Development reported one incident of vandalism against a mosque. SETA and the Never Again Association reported one incident of the desecration of a mosque and one incident of damage to property incident in which a Muslim-owned store was fired-upon and stoned.

ILGA-Europe and the Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH) reported five physical assaults, including one carried out by a group, and one threat against a lesbian woman and her partner. ILGA-Europe, Lambda Warsaw, and the Never Again Association reported two physical assaults, and one incident in which two groups clashed during the Equality Parade.

ILGA-Europe and Lambda Warsaw also reported seven physical assaults, two of which were carried out by groups; and one incident of damage to property. The Never Again Association reported one additional incident of physical assault carried out by a group that caused serious injuries, one incident of threats and one homophobic graffiti.

The Never Again Association reported four physical assaults, one of which was carried out by a group and one involving a knife.

The Never Again Association reported two physical assaults resulting in serious injuries.