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Report finds over 2,000 anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe in 2024

November 20, 2025

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CWN Editor's Note: In its newly released annual report, the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe said that there were 2,211 anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe in 2024.

“This figure includes a significant rise in personal attacks, which increased to 274 incidents, and a sharp spike in arson attacks targeting churches and other Christian sites,” the organization found.

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