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Two further arrests after beating of ethnic Turkish Bulgarian in Sofia

November 11, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

Police in Sofia have made two further arrests in connection with the serious assault of a Bulgarian man of Turkish

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Bulgaria 

Residents of Bulgaria’s Bansko plan road blockage

November 11, 2013November 11, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Residents of Bansko and Razlog municipalities in southwestern Bulgaria have announced plans to block the E79 road, which links capital

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Bulgaria 

Sofia University campus padlocked as anti-government students step up occupation

November 11, 2013November 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

The gates to the central campus of Sofia University were padlocked on the morning of November 11 as the anti-government

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Bulgaria 

Sofia police step up security near mosque after man mistaken for refugee seriously assaulted

November 10, 2013November 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

Police in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia have stepped up security in streets nearby the landmark Banya Bashi mosque after a

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Bulgaria 

Many thousands join November 10 anti-government ‘March of Justice’ in Bulgaria

November 10, 2013November 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Many thousands joined in the anti-government “March of Justice” in capital city Sofia, in solidarity with protesting students at the

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Bulgaria 

Remembrance Day 2013 service at Sofia Cemetery: ‘We will remember them’

November 10, 2013November 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The annual Remembrance Day service was held on November 10 2013 at Sofia Central Cemetery. With the participation of diplomats

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s sacked ambassador to Brazil threatens legal action

November 9, 2013November 11, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Chavdar Nikolov has threatened legal action if he is sacked as a result of the controversy stirred by Olympic weightlifting

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s SANS to probe possible leak of Biserov investigation

November 8, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security (SANS) said on November 8 that it would probe whether any information concerning the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian anti-government student protesters plan nationwide ‘March of Justice’ protest for November 10

November 8, 2013November 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Bulgaria’s “Early Rising Students” protesters who want the resignation of the Bulgarian Socialist Party government and thorough political reforms are

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