April 3, 2020

Migrants assaulted in the vicinity of the villages Ljubodrag and Novo Selo

Incident
Incident due to ethnical belonging, citizenship or language

What happened: On 03.04.2020 at SIA Kumanovo, М.А. (27) from Syria reported that around 7:30 p.m., in the vicinity of the villages of Ljubodrag and Novo Selo, Kumanovo, several unidentified individuals in a vehicle threatened him with knifes, asking for money from M.A., his brother and two other friends, after which they assaulted them, stealing 100 Euros and two mobile phones. The case is being solved.

Brief description of the incident with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is ethnic origin, with the bias indicators being:

  1. Ethnic origin – the victim and attackers belonged to a different ethnic community;
  2. Location – the event occurred 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 different ethnic groups in society.


Number of victims
1
Number of Perpetrators
-
Status of the case
No information
Type of incident?
Physical attack (assault) Violence
Migrants assaulted in the vicinity of the villages Ljubodrag and Novo Selo image