What happened: Three migrants from Morocco were robbed by fi ve unknown armed perpetrators in
\nthe vicinity of village Grciste, Valandovo. At fi rst, one person offered to drive them to the border for a
\ncompensation of 130 EUR, after which, four others approached and under the threat of fi rearm, took
\ntheir backpacks and a mobile telephone.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: December 25th, 08:00hrs, in the vicinity of village Grciste,
\nValandovo.
\nSource of information: The electronic media makfax.com.
\nVictim(s) involved: Three Moroccan nationals.
\nType of the crime(s): Robbery (Art.237 CCRM).
\nPerpetrator(s): Five unknown perpetrators.
\nBrief description of incident with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is the ethnic origin,
\ncitizenship or language, and the bias indicators are:
\n1. Difference in ethnic background\u2013 the ethnic background of the perpetrators and the victim differ;
\nthe victim is a member of a group (Moroccan migrants) that is overwhelmingly outnumbered by
\nmembers of another group (Macedonian population) in the area where the incident occurred;
\n2. Pattern of previous incidents \u2013 this incident is the latest of a growing trend of robberies and assaults
\nagainst migrants.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Case reported to local authorities, status unknown.
\nResponse of local authorities: To the moment of writing this report, the MOI hasn\u2019t answered upon
\nthe Request for public information that the Committee has sent in relation to this incident.
\nImpact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident puts into question the safety of migrants
\nentering and passing through the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: Three migrants from Morocco were robbed by fi ve unknown armed perpetrators in the vicinity of village Grciste, Valandovo. At fi rst, one person offered to drive them to the border for a compensation of 130 EUR, after which, four others approached and under the threat of fi… […]<\/p>\n