What happened: Graffiti with offensive content were drawn on several locations in the country, triggered
by the adoption of the Law on the Use of Languages.
Date, time and location of the incident: March, several locations across the country.
Source of information: media outlet: www.ohridnet.com/vesti/makedonija/14861-zakonot-za-jazicite-
predizvika-protesti-navredi-i-proslavi
Victim(s) involved: MPs and politicians from SDSM
Type of crime(s): Endangering the safety (Article 144 of CC), Inciting Hatred, Discord or Intolerance on
National, Racial, Religious and other Discriminatory Grounds (Article 319 of CC)
Perpetrator(s): unknown perpetrator(s).
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is political affiliation
or political convictions, and the bias indicators are:
1. Pattern of previous incidents – graffiti spreading hate speech had been written on previous occasions as
well
Status of the case: Unknown
Response of the local authorities: MoI’s response to our request for information states that only two
events of this kind have been registered, both in Prilep, on 15.03.2018 and 24.03.2018, and that measures
were taken to solve the cases.
Impact on the victims and the community: This incident calls into question the general political stability
in the country.
