July 20, 2020

Several individuals physically assaulted a young man on Partizanski Odredi Blvd.

Incident
Incident due to ethnical belonging, citizenship or language

What happened: On 20.07.2020, at 11:50 a.m., at the Police Station Gjorche Petrov, N.M. (22) from Skopje reported that around 08:00 a.m., on the Partizanski Odredi Blvd., he was physically assaulted by several individuals. Measures are being taken to solve the case.

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. Pattern of previous incidents – assaults on unaccompanied young people on streets, near schools, on busses.

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
Several individuals physically assaulted a young man on Partizanski Odredi Blvd. image