What happened: Fourteen minors and a teacher from the elementary school Bajram Shabani w\u0435re
\nattacked and harassed by a group of pupils from the elementary school Brakja Miladinovci, following
\na joint project activity.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: February 20th, 1:30 pm near the elementary school Bajram
\nShabani in Kumanovo.
\nSource of information: The national electronic media Plusinfo.
\nVictim(s) involved: Fourteen minors and a teacher from the elementary school Bajram Shabani from
\nKumanovo.
\nType of the crime(s): Violence Art. 386 CCRM, Bodily Harm, Art. 130 CCRM, Participation in a Fight
\nArt. 132 CCRM.
\nPerpetrator(s): A group of pupils from the elementary school Brakja Miladinovci in Kumanovo.
\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. Presumed difference between perpetrator and victim on ethnicity – Due to the mixed ethnic composition of
\nthe schools the pupils attend, the ethnicity of the victims may differ from the one of the perpetrators.
\n2. Comments \u2013 The fight was followed by verbal harassment (topic unspecified).
\n3. Location and timing \u2013 The incident followed the presence of a minority group (Macedonian pupils) in
\na predominantly Albanian elementary school.
\n4. Nature of violence \u2013 The incident was carried out in public.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Unknown.
\nResponse of local authorities: After the Committee sent a Request for public information, the Police
\nresponded that they had clarified the case, but didn\u2019t specify anything about the possible motive or
\nthe steps it has undertaken.
\nImpact on the victim(s) and the community: This type of incidents brings into question the general
\npolitical situation in the country and the cohabitation between the Macedonians, on one side and
\nthe Albanians as the two largest ethnic communities in the country, and additionally influences the
\nbuilding of a multiethnic tolerant surrounding young people can grow up in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: Fourteen minors and a teacher from the elementary school Bajram Shabani w\u0435re attacked and harassed by a group of pupils from the elementary school Brakja Miladinovci, following a joint project activity. Date, time and location of the incident: February 20th, 1:30 pm near the elementary school Bajram Shabani… […]<\/p>\n