What happened:The President of the Party for the Complete Emancipation of the Roma (PCER) Samka Ibraimovski announced that on October 21, 2024, an explosive device was thrown into their party club on Ivo Lola Ribar Street in Tetovo, causing material damage. All windows were broken and significant damage was done. Samka Ibraimovski strongly condemned this act of intolerance and disrespect towards them as a party and towards the Roma people from Tetovo and the entire country. They called on the competent institutions to investigate the case and take timely action.
Brief description of the incident with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is the ethnicity and political affiliation, with the bias indicators being:
- Political Affiliation – Supposed difference in the political affiliation between the perpetrator and the victims
- Ethnicity – the victims are Roma people
- Perception of the victims – the president of the Party strongly condemned this act of intolerance and disrespect towards them as a party and towards the Roma people from Tetovo and the entire country
- Location – the attack was executed towards the property of the Political party for Complete Emancipation of the Roma
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general safety in the country and contribute to further marginalization of Roma people, as well as limiting their participation in the public and political life.
