Bias-motivated incidents in Poland

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12 incidents, newest first.

August 2026

• Ukrainian siblings attacked in Polish park over speaking Ukrainian

  An adult man and woman verbally abused, threatened and physically assaulted two Ukrainian siblings, a 14-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy, in a park near the railway station in Bydgoszcz, Poland, because they were speaking Ukrainian.

  Aug 14 · BydgoszczXenophobia4 sources

• Ukrainian café in Poland attacked over Ukrainian language

  Two local women verbally abused and then attacked patrons and smashed property at a Ukrainian café after hearing Ukrainian and Russian spoken.

  Aug 13 · PoznanXenophobia1 source

• Man attacks two Ukrainians and strikes a woman in Krakow

  A man verbally abused and threatened two Ukrainian citizens on a street in Krakow and struck a woman during the attack.

  Aug 5 · KrakowXenophobia1 source

July 2026

• Ukrainian woman beaten with cane in Gdynia street attack

  A 40-year-old Ukrainian woman was struck twice on the head with a wooden cane by an unidentified man on Zelazna Street in Gdynia.

  Jul 30 · GdyniaXenophobia1 source

• Ukrainian teenager harassed with xenophobic slurs on Polish train

  Two men harassed and shouted xenophobic slogans at a 16-year-old Ukrainian citizen aboard a Warsaw–Tłuszcz train at Kobylka-Osów station.

  Jul 29 · KobyłkaXenophobia2 sources

• Ukrainian couple beaten in Wrocław in suspected hate attack

  A 20-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man, both Ukrainian citizens, were attacked by several men on Okulickiego Street near a bus terminus in Wrocław after an argument in a shop queue; both were hospitalized with suspected concussion.

  Jul 26 · WroclawXenophobia5 sources

• Woman attacks two Ukrainian 13-year-olds at Legnica pool over language

  A woman approached two 13-year-old Ukrainian girls at a pool in Legnica, told them off for speaking Ukrainian, and punched one of them, another girl, and a boy who intervened, saying she did it because they are from Ukraine.

  Jul 18 · LegnicaXenophobia1 source

• Polish president vetoes bills granting rights to same-sex couples

  Poland's president vetoed two bills that would have introduced cohabitation agreements for couples, including same-sex couples, blocking rights on joint property, medical information and burial matters.

  Jul 17Queer Discrimination2 sources

• Man verbally attacks two 12-year-old Ukrainian girls on bus

  A man verbally attacked two 12-year-old Ukrainian girls on bus line 8 in Bielsko-Biała, shouting vulgar slurs and threats and telling them to leave Poland.

  Jul 11 · Bielsko-BiałaRacismXenophobia5 sources

May 2026

• Ukrainian woman groped and shot at on bridge in Łódź

  A man groped a Ukrainian woman walking to work on the Dąbrowski Bridge in Łódź, pinned her against the bridge edge, and later fired a pistol at her about eight times, injuring her hands.

  May 19 · ŁódźXenophobia1 source

• Ukrainian teenagers beaten on Warsaw bridge

  A group of about ten attackers beat several Ukrainian teenagers on the Świętokrzyski Bridge in Warsaw after the youths spoke Ukrainian and Russian; one 16-year-old suffered a cracked skull and facial injuries.

  May 7 · WarsawRacismXenophobia2 sources

April 2026

• Polish MP displays altered Israeli flag with Nazi symbol in parliament

  A far-right Polish MP displayed an altered Israeli flag with the Star of David replaced by a Nazi symbol in the Warsaw parliament and called Israel a 'new Third Reich', drawing condemnation from officials.

  Apr 14 · WarsawReligious Discrimination9 sources

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