Overview

• The Interior Ministry recorded 145 anti-Muslim incidents from January to May, up from 83 during the same period in 2024, marking a 75% increase.
• Physical assaults targeting Muslims rose 209% to 99 incidents, representing more than two-thirds of all anti-Muslim offenses.
• An anti-Muslim attack in late April claimed the life of a young Malian man, Aboubakar Cissé, at a mosque in Gard.
• Authorities recorded 504 antisemitic acts in early 2025, down 24% from 2024 yet 134% above 2023 levels, and 64% of these were personal assaults.
• Anti-Christian incidents climbed 13% to 322, driven by an 84% share of property offenses and a near doubling of personal assaults.