What happened: Unknown perpetrators damaged the frescoes and icons by drawing genitalia with
\na knife in the only Orthodox Church of \u201cSt. Thalelaeus\u201d in the village of Arachinovo in Skopje, after
\nwhich they demolished the interior of the church.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: 27 January, time unknown, in Arachinovo, Skopje
\nSource of information: Electronic medium MKD.mk.
\nVictim(s) involved: Aside from the material damage, there were no victims of this incident
\nType of the crime(s): Damage to objects of others (Article 243, CC), Causing hatred, discord or
\nintolerance on national, racial, religious and other discriminatory ground (Article 319, CC)
\nPerpetrator(s): A group of unknown perpetrators
\nBrief description of the incident with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is religion or
\nbelief and the bias indicators are:
\n1. Location of the incident \u2013 an Orthodox Christian Church in a predominantly Albanian environment;
\n2. Pattern of previous incidents \u2013 ever since the confl ict in 2001, the church is a constant target of
\nunknown offenders who have been demolishing the church dining room and kitchen as well as the
\ngravestones of Macedonian citizens<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Not registered
\nResponse of Local Authorities: In MOI\u2019s response to the Committee\u2019s request for public information
\nregarding this incident, it is stated that such incident has not been reported to SIA Skopje.
\nImpact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident calls into question the safety of different
\nreligious communities in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: Unknown perpetrators damaged the frescoes and icons by drawing genitalia with a knife in the only Orthodox Church of \u201cSt. Thalelaeus\u201d in the village of Arachinovo in Skopje, after which they demolished the interior of the church. Date, time and location of the incident: 27 January, time unknown,… […]<\/p>\n