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Bulgaria: Readership of The Sofia Globe hits record rise

October 8, 2020November 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Viewership statistics for The Sofia Globe as at October 8 2020 show that our daily news website has had as

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EC clears PPF’s acquisition of Central European Media Enterprises, including Bulgaria’s bTV

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media

The European Commission has approved the proposed sale of Central European Media Enterprises Ltd (CME), which includes Bulgaria’s bTV media

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International Press Institute: Police violence, press restrictions raise further red flags in Bulgaria

September 24, 2020September 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media

The International Press Institute (IPI) on September 24 joined partners in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in writing to the

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Council of Europe: Bulgaria must investigate police violence against journalists

September 3, 2020September 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović said in a statement on September 3 that she was concerned

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Bulgaria 

Media bodies in Bulgaria condemn police violence against journalists at anti-government protests

September 3, 2020September 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Media associations in Bulgaria have condemned assaults and teargassing of journalists by police during the September 2 “grand national uprising”

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Prosecutors: Man who assaulted reporter at Bulgaria ruling party event arrested

August 7, 2020August 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media

A 20-year-old man was taken into custody on August 7 after two days earlier being filmed at a national conference

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Bulgaria 

Condemnation after assault of journalist at Bulgaria’s ruling party event

August 6, 2020August 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgaria’s broadcast media regulator the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) said on August 6 that it was seriously concerned about

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Bulgaria 

Media pluralism in Europe: new study shows risks across the board

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media

According to an independent study by the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom, there has been a general stagnation

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Bulgaria 

NSI: 16 newspapers in Bulgaria closed in 2019

June 26, 2020June 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media

A total of 233 newspapers were published in Bulgaria in 2019, a decrease of 16 compared with the previous year,

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