Bulgarian Orthodox Church calls for cancellation of Sofia Pride 2013 parade
In what has become an annual ritual since the first Sofia Pride in 2008, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body,
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Month: June 2013
Bulgarian President, Prime Minister speak out – and other talking points as protests set to continue
As protest rallies in Bulgaria are set to continue for a fourth consecutive day on June 17, Prime Minister Plamen
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Turkey warns it may use army to quell protests
The Turkish government says it may use the army to help quell anti-government protests after nearly three weeks of violent
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Czech PM Necas to resign following corruption row
Czech prime minister Petr Necas said he would resign as prime minister and leader of the ruling Civic Democrats party
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Groundbreaking ceremony held at Sofia – Bozhurishte Economic Zone
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev was among VIPs who attended a groundbreaking ceremony at the Sofia – Bozhurishte Economic Zone project
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Bulgaria: The moods of a protest
The public protests in Sofia, these humid days of June 2013, must first and most importantly be characterised as peaceful.
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Erdogan leads huge, pro-government rally amid protests
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told hundreds of thousands of supporters it was his “duty” to evict activists from
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UK tourist dies in 10-storey fall at Bulgarian beach resort
A 19-year-old tourist from the UK died on June 16 after falling 10 storeys from the balcony of his hotel
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Protests, fallout from Peevski farce continue
A third round of anti-government protests, calls within the Bulgarian Socialist Party for new leadership, the summoning of a special
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