What happened: Four gay men (two of which are minors) were attacked with stones by two Albanian boys. During the attack, the perpetrators were screaming homophobic slurs in Albanian language.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: 3rd-5th of November (precise date unknown), 12:00hrs, in the
\nvicinity of the Faculty for Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Skopje.
\nSource of information: interview with the victim.
\nVictim(s) involved: Four gay men (two of which are minors).
\nType of the crime(s): Violence (Art.386).
\nPerpetrator(s): Two unknown perpetrators, Albanian males.
\nBrief description of incident with bias indicators: The bias motive in this incident is the sexual
\norientation of the victim, and the bias indicators in this incident are:
\n1. Victim perception \u2013 the victim perceives this incident as hate crime.
\n2. Nature of violence \u2013 the incident was carried out in public.
\n3. Lack of other motives.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Unreported (victim\u2019s choice).
\nResponse of local authorities: N\/A.
\nImpact on the victim(s) and the community: This type of incidents brings into question the general
\nsecurity situation of sexual minorities in the society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: Four gay men (two of which are minors) were attacked with stones by two Albanian boys. During the attack, the perpetrators were screaming homophobic slurs in Albanian language. Date, time and location of the incident: 3rd-5th of November (precise date unknown), 12:00hrs, in the vicinity of the Faculty… […]<\/p>\n