What happened: On 28.12.2018, around 17:00 h, it was reported that in th secondary school “Arsenij
Jovkov” – Skopje, near the school gate, several students physically assaulted a 16-year-old student. Measures
are taken to fully solve the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 28.12.2018, in front of the schoolyard of State Secondary School
Arsenij Jovkov in Chair, Skopje.
Source of information: MoI’s newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: 1 minor (age 16).
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC)
Perpetrator(s): A group of minors.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident which occurred in front of the
schoolyard of a secondary school located in Chair (mixed ethnic environment) the bias motive is ethnicity
and the bias indicators are:
1. Difference in ethnicity – the attacked minor and the underage attackers are of a different ethnicity
(Macedonians and Albanians);
2. Pattern of previous incidents – clash and conflict between students from different ethnicities occur very
frequently, particularly in the capital of the country. These incidents most often take place between
children of Macedonian and Albanian ethnic origin, while the other communities are very rarely or never
involved in such incidents.
3. Location – The incident took place in a secondary school and in a residential area where mixed ethnic
population lives and which is attended by students.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: By the time of writing of this report, there was still no response from MoI.
Impact on the victims and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic co-existence of
the two major ethnic communities in the country.
