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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Paul Myers

French police report rise in racist and religion-based offences

Graves desecrated with swastikas are seen in the Jewish cemetery in Quatzenheim, near Strasbourg, on February 19, 2019. Police in France registered nearly 9,000 racist or religion based offences such as the desecration of graves during 2023. © Reuters

Racist, xenophobic and religion-based hate offences surged 32 percent in France last year, according to a report released on Wednesday.

Police forces said they recorded 8,500 crimes and misdemeanours targeting the victim's ethnicity, nationality, race or religion.

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