What happened:. After photos appeared showing that an Albanian flag had been put up at the border in
\nGevgelija, MoI released a disclaimer that officially no such flags had been put up at this border crossing, and
\nthat the posted photos were probably either edited in photoshop or the flag was put up, photographed and
\nthen put down.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: 18 March, unspecified, border crossing Gevgelija.
\nSource of information: Electronic media outlet mkd.mk.
\nVictim(s) involved: none
\nType of crime(s): Inciting Hatred, Discord or Intolerance on National, Racial, Religious and other
\nDiscriminatory Grounds (Article 319 of CC)
\nPerpetrator(s): unidentified perpetrator(s).
\nBrief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is ethnicity, while the
\nbias indicators are:
\n1. Place \u2013 The incident occurred in such a way that in environment which is populated mainly by
\nMacedonians, the Albanian flag was put up. This is in relation to the Law on the Use of Languages, and
\nthe series of incidents surrounding it.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Unknown.
\nResponse of the local authorities: MoI\u2019s response to the request for information states that this case has
\nnot been recorded as an incident.
\nImpact on the victims and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic co-existence of
\nthe two major ethnic communities in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened:. After photos appeared showing that an Albanian flag had been put up at the border in Gevgelija, MoI released a disclaimer that officially no such flags had been put up at this border crossing, and that the posted photos were probably either edited in photoshop or the flag… […]<\/p>\n