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Bulgaria’s anti-government protests: Police check IDs, question participants

November 14, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

People coming to central Sofia for anti-government protests are now routinely being told by police to show their personal identity

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Bulgaria 

10 000 cops ordered on to Sofia streets to contain anti-government protests

November 13, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Uniformed police stood shoulder-to-shoulder at street intersections near Parliament on November 13, blocking access to cars and pedestrians, as a

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Perspectives 

Anti-government protests in Bulgaria: A parliament behind barricades and a ‘different reality’

November 13, 2013May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Lyutvi Mestan, Peevski protests, Sergei Stanishev

In the 42nd National Assembly on the morning of November 13, Movement for Rights and Freedoms leader Lyutvi Mestan said

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Bulgaria 

Anti-government students decide to continue occupation of Sofia University central campus

November 13, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Dawn on November 13 found new-style heavy barriers and a strong police presence outside the National Assembly after a night

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Bulgaria 

Clashes between police and protesters over attempt to block MPs

November 12, 2013November 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Bulgarian MPs were able to make their way out of Parliament at the end of the session on November 12

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Bulgaria 

Sofia University anti-government students to end occupation, continue protest – reports

November 12, 2013November 12, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Students who occupied the central campus of Sofia University to press their demand for the resignation of the Bulgarian Socialist

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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 

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 

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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