What happened: The walls of the primary school Gjorgi Sugarev in Bitola were painted with swastikas
\nand graffiti saying \u201cDeath to Gypsies\u201d and \u201cGypsies, die\u201d. Most of the students in the school are of
\nRoma ethnicity (about 80%). After the reaction of an informal group of citizens, representatives of
\nthe Roma community from the Municipality of Bitola, the graffiti and swastikas were removed. The
\ncase was reported to the local office of the MoI in Bitola.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: 19 January, around 00.30, PS Gjorgi Sugarev, Bitola
\nSource of information: Tera TV – Bitola
\nVictim(s) involved: Other than material damage, there were no victims in this incident.
\nType of crime(s): Inciting Hatred, Discord or Intolerance on National, Racial, Religious and other
\nDiscriminatory Grounds (Article 319, CC), Racial and other Discrimination (Article 417, CC), Damage
\nto Objects of Others (Article 243, CC)
\nPerpetrator(s): Unknown perpetrator.
\nBrief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is racial
\ndiscrimination, while the bias indicators are:
\n1. The content of the graffiti \u2013The insulting and threatening messages are directly aimed at the Roma
\nethnic community;
\n2. Target location \u2013 the messages are written on the wall of a school where the majority of pupils
\nbelong to the Roma ethnicity.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Under investigation.
\nResponse of the local authorities: The MoI\u2019s response to the MHC request for public information
\nregarding this incident stated that the crime was \u201cDamage of Objects of Others\u201d, which is prosecuted
\nupon the filing of a private lawsuit, and that SIA Bitola was working to clarify the incident and identify
\nthe perpetrators.
\nImpact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident brings into question the security of the
\nvarious ethnicities in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: The walls of the primary school Gjorgi Sugarev in Bitola were painted with swastikas and graffiti saying \u201cDeath to Gypsies\u201d and \u201cGypsies, die\u201d. Most of the students in the school are of Roma ethnicity (about 80%). After the reaction of an informal group of citizens, representatives of the… […]<\/p>\n