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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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Bulgaria 

Prosecutor-General: Three charged over assault of Bulgarian Editor-in-Chief

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

Three people have been charged in connection with the March 17 serious assault of Slavi Angelov, Editor-in-Chief of weekly 168

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Bulgaria 

Arrests over masked attack on Bulgarian Editor-in-Chief

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

Arrests were made in a special operation in central Sofia on April 23, with one of the cases under investigation

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Europe 

Covid-19: MEPs call for emergency fund to support media

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media, new coronavirus

Additional European Union action is needed to make sure EU help reaches the ravaged media and culture sectors, members of

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Bulgaria 

RSF: Bulgaria again lowest in EU in media freedom ranking

April 21, 2020April 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Reporters Without Borders, RSF, has again ranked Bulgaria lowest in the European Union in its 2019 media freedom ranking, released

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Bulgaria 

Public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television steps up airtime for religious programming

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media, new coronavirus

The National Council of Religious Communities in Bulgaria and public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (BNT) have signed an agreement for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry: Assault on journalist most likely connected to his work

March 18, 2020March 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Police are pursuing several lines of inquiry in connection with the severe assault of Bulgarian investigative journalist Slavi Angelov, but

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