A Group of Cuban Nationals Attacked in Ljubljana

Alert DateJuly 10, 2011 Country: Slovenia Address: Ljubljana General Type: Racist violence Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Daily life
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Cuban, Slovenian
Victims Gender Female, Male
Victims Age N/A
Victims Number 6
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Slovenian
Perpetrator Gender N/A
Perpetrator Age N/A
Perpetrators Number 5
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

On July 11th in Ljubljana a group of people, allegedly skinheads, attacked a group of Cuban nationals. A group of four adult men and two women, five of them were Cuban nationals residing in Slovenia and one Slovenian national, walked past a bar in Ljubljana, where a group of approximately five people started to insult them, saying things like: ‘Monkeys, return back to the jungle’. The attack intensified when one of them threw a glass into one of the Cuban nationals, causing a minor injury of his head. The attacked group tried to move away from the attackers, who became more and more aggressive and started throwing chairs and rocks at them and hitting them. The attacked group later stated, that they were shocked by the fact that the attackers also assaulted the women. When the police arrived at the scene, the attackers ran away. The police reported the incident to the competent Office of the State Prosecutor.


Source:
http://www.delo.si/clanek/113132
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