Swastikas on Jewish cemetery

Alert DateSeptember 25, 2007 Country: Portugal Address: Rua Afonso III, 44, Lisbon General Type: Racist violence, Racist discourse Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-semitism
Groups affected / Interested in: Religious minorities Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Religion Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Other
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin N/A
Victims Gender N/A
Victims Age N/A
Victims Number N/A
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Portuguese
Perpetrator Gender Male
Perpetrator Age <17, 18-25
Perpetrators Number 2
Extremist/Organised Group Violence Yes

The Jewish community of Lisbon denounced acts of vandalism on 20 tombs in the Jewish cemetery in Lisbon. Two young males were arrested promptly for painting the tombstones with Nazi swastikas. There was a public outcry about the offence and, subsequently, two members of the government as well as other religious leaders expressed their sympathies in a public ceremony held at the Jewish cemetery.

Source:

Comunidade Israelita de Lisboa http://www.cilisboa.org/abp_cem_prof_2007.htm (acessed 2011-10-28)

Diário de Notícias, Carvalho, R., 2007-10-04 http://www.dn.pt/Inicio/interior.aspx?content_id=986403 (acessed 2011-10-28)

Expresso, Marcelino, V., 2007-09-26 http://aeiou.expresso.pt/comunidade-judaica-chocada-com-vandalismo-nazi=f126756 (acessed 2011-10-28)