The Interior Ministry this week published a report providing "a comprehensive overview" of anti-religious acts recorded in France between 2010 and 2025, with a particular focus on the past year.
The document highlights the significant rise in attacks on people and property motivated by "a real or perceived affiliation to a religion, or a connection with religious practice".
_"_After a slight dip in 2020, partly attributable to the Covid-19 pandemic and restrictions on movement, anti-religious acts have increased significantly following Hamas's terrorist attack of 7 October 2023 and the Israel-Hamas conflict, driven by the rise in antisemitic acts and, to a lesser extent, anti-Muslim acts", the report says.
For the government, this resurgence illustrates "a worrying reality: anti-religious hatred is on the rise and affects all faiths, across our entire territory".
The report, which focuses on the three main monotheistic religions (Christianity, Islam and Judaism), also stresses that the figures are probably "underestimated", as not all victims of anti-religious acts file complaints.
