A report on religion-based hate attacks in the UK has revealed that Muslims are the most affected.
According to the news agency, a report has been issued by the British Home Office, according to which the number of attacks on the basis of religion up to September this year is 155 thousand 841, which is 26% compared to last year. There is excess.
According to the report, there has been an increase in hate crimes in recent years due to the improvement in the recording of crimes by the police.
The report states that there were 8,307 registered crimes related to religious hatred, in which 42 percent were targeted at Muslims while 23 percent were targeted at Jews.
The report added that religion-based hate crimes increased in 2020 during the Black Lives Matter protests and after far-right counter-protests.