Tag: cemetery

Robberies of French cemeteries on the rise

It is difficult to make statistics, since many thefts are not declared or discovered weeks or even months after being committed.

Several graves desecrated in Irish cemetery

Outrage has been expressed after three headstones were desecrated with garish, red graffiti.

Ten graves vandalised in a Quebec cemetery

The layman who manages the parish that installing CCTV cameras "would not change anything".

Three tombs desecrated and looted in Mauritius

In June 2017, thugs had already unsealed and taken away the copper door of one of the historic vaults of the cemetery.

Two cemetaries vandalised in Quebec

The event is believed to have occurred over the past weekend.

Authorities do not allow Christian couple to bury their child in local cemetery

The two-month-old baby girl was finally buried in a Christian cemetery, out of the village.

Schoolchildren vandalise Christian graves in Indonesia

The students vandalised all the Christian crosses and symbols in the cemetery.

Graves of a Commonwealth military cemetery vandalised in Tunisia

The military cemetery in Thibar was a Christian cemetery from the year 256.

Turkish church attacked and desecrated

Mehre is a historically Assyrian Christian village that has often been victimised by ongoing conflicts.