What happened: On May 8th 2022 in the village of Vaksince, Kumanovo was reported that S.M. (21) from the Republic of Syria, who holds a refugee status, together with the group he was transiting were assaulted by four persons and robbed of their money and cellphones, while trying to cross the state border to the Republic of Serbia, together with the group he was travelling. The incident was reported in SIA Kumanovo, the police officers reported that they took measures to solve the case and with direction from a public prosecutor, S.M. was transported in the transit center in the village Sopot in Kumanovo.
Brief description of the incident with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is the refugee or migrant status, with the bias indicators being:
- Refugee or migrant status – the victims are with a refugee status
- Location – the incident took place on the migrant and refugee route transiting through the country
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 groups in society, particularly the safety of refugees and migrants transiting the territory of RNM.
