December 12, 2020

A physical assault on a 19-year old male in Skopje

Incident
Incident due to ethnical belonging, citizenship or language

What happened: On 12.12.2020, at 11:01, at the Police Station Aerodrom, a 19-year old man reported a physical assault from several individuals near the Skopje Transport Centre.

Brief description of the incident with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is the assumed ethnic origin since the assault took place because the victim spoke a language different from the attackers, with the bias indicators being:

  1. Language – the victim spoke a different language from the attackers;
  2. Ethnic origin – the individuals involved belonged to different ethnicities.

Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general safety in the country and the cohabitation among the different ethnic and linguistic groups in society.


Number of victims
1
Number of Perpetrators
-
Status of the case
Under investigation
Type of incident?
Physical attack (assault) Violence
A physical assault on a 19-year old male in Skopje image