PVZ0239-4214

Anti-trans violence (Europe & Central Asia)
Date of the incident
Jan 10, 2023
Country/territory of the incident
  • South Europe, Europe: Albania
City of the incident
Tirana
Location of the incident

Latitude: 41.32740751787018

Longitude: 19.81644451618195

Location of the incident
Sex assigned at birth
male
Gender identity or expression
  • trans woman / trans feminine / trans femme / transgender woman
Occupation
  • activist / movement leader
Migrant status
not a migrant
Nationality
Albania
Race or ethnicity
White
Age range
19 to 25
Connection to LGBTIQ communities
very involved
Time of the incident
night: 21:00 to 5:00
Type of incident
  • physical violence (body harm, assault, beating, etc...)
  • psychological violence (bullying, threats, cyber hate, discriminatory behaviour, abusive literature and music, etc...)
Type of location of the incident
  • street
Basis for bias
  • gender identity / gender expression
Bias indicators
  • victim perception
Clarification of bias indicator (local language)

Ata e dinin qe isha nje Transgjinor pasi me kishin pare ne program dhe me shanin rreth identitetit tim gjinor,

Clarification of bias indicator (English)

They knew I was Transgender because they had seen me on the program and teased me about my gender identity,

Source of information about the incident
  • victim / survivor
Case reported to the police
no
Reasons for not reporting to the police
  • lack of trust in the police
  • previous bad experiences with the police
Treatment by police
  • unknown / not applicable
Response from local authorities
  • unknown / not applicable
Medical care requested
no
Reasons for not seeking medical care
  • unknown / not applicable
Treatment by medical staff
  • unknown / not applicable
Other support received
  • Family members/relatives
Impact of the violence on the victim/survivor
  • mental health (e.g. fear, helplessness, intrusive thoughts, trauma, depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc.)
  • physical health (e.g. short-term or long-term body harm, injuries, bruises, hospitalisation, etc.)
  • self-sufficiency / economic situation