Bias-motivated incidents in North Macedonia

Incidents over time

Every incident

27 incidents, newest first.

October 2026

• Elderly man detained after report he attacked his wife at home

  Police in Veles detained an 82-year-old man following a prior report that he physically attacked his 72-year-old wife in the family home, using a wooden object and threatening her.

  Oct 30 · VelesSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

September 2026

• Minor girl reported harassed and touched by man in Skopje

  A woman reported to police in Skopje that her minor daughter was harassed and touched on the body by a 63-year-old man, a friend of her husband.

  Sep 9 · SkopjeSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man detained after wife reports assault and death threats at home

  A 36-year-old man from the Gostivar area was detained after his 35-year-old wife reported that he physically assaulted and mistreated her in their home and threatened her life.

  Sep 3Sexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

July 2026

• Serbian cultural association premises vandalized in Kumanovo

  The premises of the Serbian cultural-artistic association 'Srpski vez' in Kumanovo were damaged overnight and 'UÇK' graffiti were written on the walls.

  Jul 26 · KumanovoXenophobia1 source

June 2026

• Man attacks 17-year-old partner and their baby in Strumica

  A man physically attacked his 17-year-old partner at their home in Strumica, threatened her with a sharp object, and then struck their 11-month-old baby.

  Jun 27 · StrumicaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man arrested after physically attacking his wife at home

  A 44-year-old man was arrested after he physically attacked his 30-year-old wife in the family home in Strumica.

  Jun 10 · StrumicaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man arrested after attacking wife and her mother in Skopje home

  In Skopje's Gazi Baba area, a 36-year-old man physically attacked his 37-year-old wife and her mother with a hard object, threatened them with a sharp object and smashed furniture in the home.

  Jun 7 · SkopjeSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

May 2026

• Woman reports husband attacked her at family home

  A 25-year-old woman from a village in Karbinci municipality reported to police that her husband physically attacked her at the family home.

  May 31 · KarbinciSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man assaults his wife at their home in a Vinica village

  A 37-year-old man physically attacked his 22-year-old wife in the family home in a village near Vinica, causing injuries that were treated at the Vinica health centre.

  May 22 · VinicaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman assaulted by her partner in her Skopje apartment

  A 37-year-old woman in Skopje reported that her 29-year-old partner physically assaulted her in an apartment in the Aerodrom municipality of Skopje.

  May 17 · SkopjeSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Woman killed by husband in Bitola femicide

  A 31-year-old woman was killed with a knife by her husband in Bitola, in a case described as a femicide resulting from family violence.

  May 14 · BitolaSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Man arrested for assaulting and threatening his partner with a firearm

  A 45-year-old man was arrested after physically assaulting his 33-year-old partner and threatening her with a firearm at his home in the Aerodrom municipality of Skopje.

  May 9 · SkopjeSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

April 2026

• Woman assaulted by her partner in Skopje's Centar area

  A 20-year-old woman reported to Skopje police that she was physically assaulted by her partner in the Centar area of Skopje.

  Apr 23 · SkopjeSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman reports partner attacked her and her dog at home

  A 47-year-old woman reported to police in Skopje that her partner physically attacked her and her dog in their home, threatened her and her son, and demanded money that she gave him out of fear.

  Apr 19 · SkopjeSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman reports physical assault by her partner in Kumanovo

  A 23-year-old woman in Kumanovo reported to police that she had been physically assaulted by her unmarried partner.

  Apr 15 · KumanovoSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Man detained for threatening his wife at home in Veles

  A 35-year-old man in Veles was detained by police after threatening his 32-year-old wife in their home.

  Apr 13 · VelesSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Attempted arson at Jewish community building and synagogue in Skopje

  An attempt was made to set fire to the Jewish Community of Macedonia building and the 'Bet Yakov' synagogue in Skopje.

  Apr 12 · SkopjeReligious Discrimination6 sources

• Woman attacked at home by her husband in Skopje

  A 30-year-old woman in the Skopje neighbourhood of Karpoš reported to police that she was physically attacked at home by her husband, who also used a hard object.

  Apr 1 · SkopjeSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

March 2026

• Man attacks his mother in family home in Skopje

  A 23-year-old man physically attacked his 51-year-old mother in their family home in the Bit Pazar area of Skopje, causing serious injuries that required emergency medical treatment.

  Mar 20 · SkopjeSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man arrested after attacking partner and child at home in Ohrid

  A 44-year-old man was arrested after he physically attacked his unmarried partner and their minor child in the family home in Ohrid.

  Mar 10 · OhridSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man detained after attacking his wife with a sharp object in Gostivar-area village

  In a village in the Gostivar area, a 21-year-old man was detained after his 23-year-old unmarried wife reported that he behaved aggressively and physically attacked her, using a sharp object.

  Mar 10 · GostivarSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man arrested after attacking and raping his wife in Skopje

  A 43-year-old man was arrested after he physically attacked and raped his 40-year-old wife in the family home in the Šuto Orizari area of Skopje, where the couple had not been living together for some time.

  Mar 7 · SkopjeSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

February 2026

• Woman physically attacked by partner in Skopje's Dračevo area

  A 22-year-old woman reported to Skopje police that she was physically attacked by her unmarried partner at a home in the Dračevo area of Skopje.

  Feb 27 · SkopjeSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man detained in Ohrid after assaulting his wife at home

  A 40-year-old man in Ohrid was detained by police after he physically assaulted his wife in the family home.

  Feb 22 · OhridSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman assaulted by her father in family home in Skopje

  A 23-year-old woman reported being physically assaulted by her 62-year-old father in the family home in the Kisela Voda area of Skopje.

  Feb 11 · SkopjeSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Woman physically attacked by brother-in-law in family home near Skopje

  A 41-year-old woman from the Skopje area reported to police that she was physically attacked by her brother-in-law in the family home.

  Feb 3 · SkopjeSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

January 2026

• Woman attacked, threatened by husband in family home in Petrovec

  A 29-year-old woman reported to Skopje police that her husband physically attacked her with a hard object and threatened her with a sharp object in the family home in the Petrovec municipality.

  Jan 10 · PetrovecSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

Elsewhere in Europe

• Belgium 10
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• France 41
• Germany 32
• Greece 19
• Ireland 13
• Italy 68
• Netherlands 12
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• Spain 117
• United Kingdom 77