{"id":8094,"date":"2020-02-21T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T12:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mhc.org.mk\/?p=8094"},"modified":"2020-03-15T12:00:53","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T12:00:53","slug":"macedonians-shocked-over-discovery-of-child-fight-clubs-in-skopje-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhc.org.mk\/en\/media-en\/macedonians-shocked-over-discovery-of-child-fight-clubs-in-skopje-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Macedonians shocked over discovery of child \u2018fight clubs\u2019 in Skopje"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Macedonian news outlet has recently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/samoprasaj.mk\/naacik\/1550-2020-02-06-17-00-52\" data-versionurl=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200221181439\/https:\/\/samoprasaj.mk\/naacik\/1550-2020-02-06-17-00-52\" data-versiondate=\"2020-02-21T18:14:40+00:00\" data-amber-behavior=\"\">revealed<\/a>\u00a0the existence of public, organized \u201cgladiator fights\u201d between minors in the capital Skopje in a story that left citizens astounded.<\/p>\n<p>SamoPrasaj.mk reporters obtained a video showing two boys fighting in a playground while dozens of onlookers, mostly adults, cheer on. A referee can also be spotted in the video.<\/p>\n<p>Residents interviewed in the video say that these fights take place frequently, but that the participants are not from the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>A follow-up story by SamoPrasaj.mk\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/samoprasaj.mk\/naacik\/1551-2020-02-07-16-48-31\" data-versionurl=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200221180936\/https:\/\/samoprasaj.mk\/naacik\/1551-2020-02-07-16-48-31\" data-versiondate=\"2020-02-21T18:09:37+00:00\" data-amber-behavior=\"\">revealed<\/a>\u00a0that the fight&#8217;s organizers charge entrance fees, too: 20 denars (less than half of a US dollar) for watching and 300 denars (6 dollars) for recording.<\/p>\n<div id=\"translation-tabs-0\" class=\"translation-tabs ui-tabs ui-widget ui-widget-content ui-corner-all\">\n<ul class=\"ui-tabs-nav ui-helper-reset ui-helper-clearfix ui-widget-header ui-corner-all\" role=\"tablist\">\n<li class=\"ui-state-default ui-corner-top ui-tabs-active ui-state-active\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"translation-tab-0\" aria-labelledby=\"ui-id-1\" aria-selected=\"true\"><a id=\"ui-id-1\" class=\"ui-tabs-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/globalvoices.org\/2020\/02\/21\/macedonians-shocked-over-discovery-of-child-fight-clubs-in-skopje\/#translation-tab-0\">Translation<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-state-default ui-corner-top\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"original-tab-0\" aria-labelledby=\"ui-id-2\" aria-selected=\"false\"><a id=\"ui-id-2\" class=\"ui-tabs-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/globalvoices.org\/2020\/02\/21\/macedonians-shocked-over-discovery-of-child-fight-clubs-in-skopje\/#original-tab-0\">Original Quote<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote id=\"translation-tab-0\" class=\"translation ui-tabs-panel ui-widget-content ui-corner-bottom\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ui-id-1\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><p>My elder son told me he knew that these events were happening. He doesn&#8217;t attend them, but he told me that it was \u201ca normal thing for his age.\u201d I was very upset when I heard that, and explained to him that it is not normal for children to participate into such fighting matches. My son has also informed me that watching the fights came with a charge, including a 300 denars (6 dollars) charge for filming the fight with a mobile phone.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Global Voices contacted eighth-grade students from a school\u00a0near the playground where one of the videos was recorded. They said they had classmates who have attended those fights, and added that the organizers charge 50 denars (1 USD) per \u201cstandard tickets\u201d and 200 denars (3.50 USD) for \u201cVIP\u201d spots in the first row next to the ring.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, local media alleged that the adults attending the fights are also engaging in <a href=\"https:\/\/rabotnik.com.mk\/%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%98-%D0%B5-%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%82-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5\/\" data-versionurl=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200221181838\/https:\/\/rabotnik.com.mk\/%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%98-%D0%B5-%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%82-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5\/\" data-versiondate=\"2020-02-21T18:18:39+00:00\" data-amber-behavior=\"\">betting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is still unclear whether the police will investigate the events, whose organizers are yet to be identified. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slobodenpecat.mk\/gladijatorskite-borbi-megu-decza-vo-kapishtecz-se-lekuvaat-so-edukaczija\/\" data-versionurl=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200221120939\/https:\/\/www.slobodenpecat.mk\/gladijatorskite-borbi-megu-decza-vo-kapishtecz-se-lekuvaat-so-edukaczija\/\" data-versiondate=\"2020-02-21T12:09:42+00:00\" data-amber-behavior=\"\">response<\/a> to an inquiry by newspaper Sloboden Pechat, the Ministry of Interior stated that authorities had taken measures such as notifying the public prosecutor and recommending the police addresses the matter in educational lectures it gives in schools.<\/p>\n<p>Many Macedonians have been dissatisfied with the official responses so far. When reporters approached Minister of Education\u00a0Arb\u00ebr Ademi, he merely said that, because the fights take place outside of schools, the ministry has no authority over them.<\/p>\n<p>The playground where the videos were recorded is located in the municipality of Centar,\u00a0and all nearby schools are under its authority. Still, Mayor Sasha Bogdanovikj <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samoprasaj.mk\/naacik\/1552-2020-02-10-16-13-55\" data-versionurl=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200221123837\/https:\/\/www.samoprasaj.mk\/naacik\/1552-2020-02-10-16-13-55\" data-versiondate=\"2020-02-21T12:38:37+00:00\" data-amber-behavior=\"\">claims<\/a>\u00a0the children who appear in the videos are not residents of the municipality.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"translation\"><p>Organized fights of underage kids, as a form of pay-per-view entertainment, and all that taking place in Kapishtec neighborhood? If such a thing is taking place in the center of Skopje, should we expect that in other places children had been raised to do these battles? Macedonia as crazy, pitiful and backward.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In recent years, similar fighting events involving children have been reported in different places worldwide, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-7984663\/Adults-organize-student-fight-club-kids-brawl-night-school-parking-lot.html\" data-versionurl=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200221181537\/https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-7984663\/Adults-organize-student-fight-club-kids-brawl-night-school-parking-lot.html\" data-versiondate=\"2020-02-21T18:15:39+00:00\" data-amber-behavior=\"\">Alberta, Canada<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blacknews.com\/news\/disturbing-video-shows-children-engaged-in-organized-fighting-at-a-daycare\/\" data-versionurl=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200221181336\/https:\/\/www.blacknews.com\/news\/disturbing-video-shows-children-engaged-in-organized-fighting-at-a-daycare\/\" data-versiondate=\"2020-02-21T18:13:37+00:00\" data-amber-behavior=\"\">St Louis, United States<\/a>; in <a href=\"https:\/\/bangordailynews.com\/2011\/09\/22\/news\/world-news\/cage-fight-for-english-kids-prompts-indignation\/\" data-versionurl=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200221181736\/https:\/\/bangordailynews.com\/2011\/09\/22\/news\/world-news\/cage-fight-for-english-kids-prompts-indignation\/\" data-versiondate=\"2020-02-21T18:17:37+00:00\" data-amber-behavior=\"\">Preston, Great Britain<\/a>; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/russia\/470117-moscow-school-fight-club\/?fbclid=IwAR0vqiimJNbr4sYLm1MJnk8CMY6bbc2tLZMRGqLzCtPymzZZMzh5EaCjnjo\">Moscow, Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Half of\u00a0the\u00a0students aged 13 to 15 worldwide \u2013 around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/northmacedonia\/press-releases\/half-worlds-teens-experience-peer-violence-and-around-school-unicef\" data-versionurl=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200221115738\/https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/northmacedonia\/press-releases\/half-worlds-teens-experience-peer-violence-and-around-school-unicef\" data-versiondate=\"2020-02-21T11:57:39+00:00\" data-amber-behavior=\"\">150 million<\/a> \u2013 report having experienced peer-to-peer violence (physical fights and bullying) in and around school according to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/publications\/index_101397.html\" data-versionurl=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200221123935\/https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/publications\/index_101397.html\" data-versiondate=\"2020-02-21T12:39:36+00:00\" data-amber-behavior=\"\">2018 report by UNICEF<\/a>. According to Macedonian human rights group Helsinki Committee, who recently issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/mhc.org.mk\/news\/da-prekine-trendot-na-normalizacija-na-nasilstvoto-kaj-decata\/\" data-versionurl=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200221182038\/https:\/\/mhc.org.mk\/news\/da-prekine-trendot-na-normalizacija-na-nasilstvoto-kaj-decata\/\" data-versiondate=\"2020-02-21T18:20:40+00:00\" data-amber-behavior=\"\">statement<\/a> demanding authorities take action against the children \u201cfight clubs,\u201d 42 percent of students aged 13 and 15 in North Macedonia have reported experiencing peer violence.<\/p>\n<p>Other analyses have <a href=\"https:\/\/mhc.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/zlostorstva-od-omraza-2018-en.pdf\" data-versionurl=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200221182237\/https:\/\/mhc.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/zlostorstva-od-omraza-2018-en.pdf\" data-versiondate=\"2020-02-21T18:22:40+00:00\" data-amber-behavior=\"\">shown<\/a> that a significant proportion of victims (36 percent) and perpetrators (18 percent) of hate crimes in North Macedonia are minors. Ethnicity and political affiliation constituted the main grounds for hate crimes in 2018, with a smaller number of incidents involving refugee or migrant status, religious belief, and disability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Macedonian news outlet has recently\u00a0revealed\u00a0the existence of public, organized \u201cgladiator fights\u201d between minors in the capital Skopje in a story that left citizens astounded. SamoPrasaj.mk reporters obtained a video showing two boys fighting in a playground while dozens of onlookers, mostly adults, cheer on. A referee can also be spotted in the video. 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