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“Buddha” gets tough

Prime Minister’s dangerous Cold War-style threat to journalists

Published on 7 February 2013Read

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Bitter apples

News website harassed for investigating banking sector

Published on 24 October 2012Read

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Car bomb and hate campaign mark disturbing evolution in climate for media

Reporters Without Borders is very concerned about a new deterioration in the media freedom situation in Bulgaria in the run-up to the (...)

Published on 21 October 2011 Read

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Draft laws mooted on defamation and phone-tapping. Journalist confidentiality menaced

Reporters Without Borders says today that it is worried by proposals put forward by members of the ruling party Citizens for European Development (...)

Published on 27 January 2011 Read

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Concerns about criminal code reform and electronic surveillance

Reporters Without Borders is worried by a bill adopted by the Bulgarian cabinet on 20 October that would amend the criminal code section dealing (...)

Published on 2 November 2010 Read

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Attempt by mayor of southeastern town to intimidate freelance journalist

Reporters Without Borders condemns the harassment of freelance journalist Atanas Tchobanov by the mayor of the southeastern town of Carevo. Town (...)

Published on 21 May 2010 Read

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Broadcast licence blackmail and disturbing increase in violence

Reporters Without Borders is disturbed by renewed cases of threats and physical violence against Bulgarian journalists in the past few days. An (...)

Published on 12 February 2010 Read

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Weekly’s survival threatened by disproportionate fine

Reporters Without Borders condemns the fine of 28,000 levas (14,000 euros) which the weekly Videlina (www.videlinabg.com) has been ordered to pay (...)

Published on 8 July 2009 Read

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Security agency closes corruption whistle-blower website

Reporters Without Borders condemns the arrest of journalist Yorgo Petsas, the administrator of the Frognews (http://www.frognews.bg) website, by (...)

Published on 15 September 2008 Read

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Writer who covered organised crime gunned down

Reporters Without Borders condemns yesterday’s murder of writer and columnist Georgi Stoev, who wrote about Bulgaria’s criminal underworld. Stoev (...)

Published on 8 April 2008 Read