What happened: On 17.09.2020, around 5:15 p.m., at SIA Skopje, it was reported that two individuals on a motorcycle assaulted Lj.P. (56) from Tetovo with metal objects on Zlatko Shnajder Street in Skopje. Measures are being taken to find the perpetrators and solve the case.
Brief description of the incident with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is political affiliation because the victim in question is the leader of the civil movement Treta. He is also one of the leaders of the protests against the change of the country’s name and a member of the political party Voice for Macedonia, with the bias indicators being:
- Political affiliation – the victim and the attacker had different political views.
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general safety in the country and aggravate the political polarization, leading to an additional increase in hate crimes incited by different political views.
