Dennis P. Petri

After killings, which we addressed in an earlier article, arrests, sentences, and abductions constitute three major categories of violent incidents that garner substantial coverage in the media.

October 7th as a focal point

Violations of religious freedoms, and violence aimed at religious communities and sites are usually recorded and reported by the media and various research projects as part of a larger phenomenon.

Violations of religious freedoms, and violence aimed at religious communities and sites are usually recorded and reported by the media and various research projects as part of a larger phenomenon.

Out of 4338 incident records (rows) in the VID in 2022–2023, 489 involved attempts to vandalize, desecrate or destroy places of worship.