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Four of Bulgarian poet’s children join him in anti-government hunger strike

July 17, 2013July 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Four of the six children of Bulgarian poet and political activist Edvin Sugarev have joined him in a hunger strike

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian anti-government protests: Tear down this wall!

July 17, 2013July 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Bulgaria’s anti-government protest rallies continued for a 33rd straight day on July 16, with protesters finding new ways of phrasing

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Bulgaria 

Dutch, Belgian ambassadors speak on ‘values protest’ in Bulgaria

July 16, 2013July 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Dutch ambassador in Sofia Karel van Kesteren and Belgium’s ambassador in Bulgaria Anick van Calster became the latest foreign diplomats

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian poet Sugarev refuses to end anti-government hunger strike

July 16, 2013July 17, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Peevski protests

Bulgarian poet and veteran right-wing political activist Edvin Sugarev has declined an appeal in an open letter from a group

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Bulgaria 

GERB would win early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria – poll

July 15, 2013July 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

In its first public opinion poll since the May 12 2013 parliamentary elections, the National Centre for the Study of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s anti-government protesters in Bastille Day salute to French embassy: Photos

July 14, 2013July 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

French ambassador to Bulgaria Philippe Autié and his guests at the July 14 2013 Bastille Day reception at the residence

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s anti-government protests: The French connection

July 14, 2013July 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

As France not only celebrated Bastille Day on July 14 but also mourned those who died in the country’s worst

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s anti-government protests, a month on: photos

July 13, 2013July 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Tens of thousands of people – or, if you prefer the official estimate by the Interior Ministry, about 3500 –

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s anti-government protests reach four-week mark

July 12, 2013July 31, 2013 Alex Bivol Peevski protests

Bulgaria’s anti-government protests, sparked by the controversial appointment of Delyan Peevski as director of the State Agency for National Security,

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