Cases
● Physical attack
In Gdańsk, a 29-year-old Polish man named Jan was attacked in a railway tunnel in the Orunia district after a stranger assumed he was Ukrainian. Jan was walking with his…
● Physical attack
A 37-year-old man attacked a Polish father and son at an allotment garden on Modra Street in Gdańsk while heavily intoxicated (over 1.5‰ alcohol). During the attack, he shouted nationalist…
● Insult
Two Ukrainian women were speaking Ukrainian to each other in a Gdańsk park when a man became aggressive because they were speaking Ukrainian. In the recorded exchange, he repeatedly swore…
● Insult
A Belarusian-born owner of a flower shop in Gdańsk said that two customers verbally abused her after one of them claimed the business was 'Ukrainian' and urged another customer not…
● Insult
A Polish man threatened and verbally abused a Ukrainian cashier in a Żabka store, using insults and threats motivated by her nationality. A video of the incident spread on social…
● Discrimination
A Ukrainian woman working as a shop assistant in a Żabka store in Gdańsk reported repeated xenophobic abuse from customers because of her Ukrainian origin and accent. She said that…
● Physical attack
A 14-year-old Ukrainian boy was attacked on a playground in Gdańsk on 14 June 2026 after speaking Ukrainian with his friends. According to the family's account, a woman approached him,…
● Physical attack
On the night of 13 June 2026, on the beach at ul. Zdrojowa in the Brzeźno district of Gdańsk, a 19-year-old Ukrainian woman played a Ukrainian song on her phone…
● Physical attack
On the night of 13 June 2026, on the beach near ul. Zdrojowa in the Brzeźno district of Gdańsk, a 19-year-old Ukrainian woman played a Ukrainian song on her phone…
● Physical attack
A 55-year-old man in Gdańsk became aggressive after being refused the sale of alcohol past 10 p.m. at a local store. He argued with the cashier, shouted at other customers,…
● Insult
During a roadside intervention in Gdańsk, two plainclothes police officers verbally abused a foreign driver, using xenophobic and offensive language. A recording of the incident circulated on social media, showing…
● Insult
City councilor Sylwia Cisoń (Civic Coalition) verbally attacked a taxi driver with xenophobic insults, telling him to "go back to your country," despite him speaking fluent Polish and remaining calm.…
● Physical attack
A Belarusian couple was brutally attacked near the city’s waterfront. The man sustained a fractured eye socket, as well as head and chest injuries, and is undergoing medical examinations before…