What happened: A minor was physically attacked by a group of four unknown perpetrators because
of his sexual orientation. When the group walked by the victim, one of them hit the victim,
addressing him with the words “Get away from here, you faggot!”. After that, the group followed
the victim for the next 10-15 minutes.
Date, time and location of the incident: December 8th, 19-20h, place known as Lawyer’s Street,
Krste Misirkov Blv, Skopje.
Source of information: interview with the victim.
Victim(s) involved: A minor was physically attacked but he wasn’t injured.
Type of the crime(s): Violence (Art.386).
Perpetrator(s): Four unknown perpetrators.
Brief description of incident with bias indicators: The bias motive in this incident is the sexual
orientation of the victim, and the bias indicators in this incident are:
1. Victim perception – the victim perceives this incident as hate crime.
2. Location – The incident occurred on location commonly known as LGBT cruising area.
3. Nature of violence – the incident was carried out in public.
4. Lack of other motives.
Status of the case: Unreported (victim’s choice).
Response of local authorities: N/A.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This type of incidents brings into question the general
security situation of sexual minorities in the society, especially on locations where they are known
to frequent.
