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Syrian refugees lodge complaint against Bulgarian ultra-nationalist Ataka mouthpiece

October 3, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees, Tsvetlin Yovchev

A group of Syrian refugees has lodged a complaint with the Commission for Protection against Discrimination against Alfa TV and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry to begin immunising refugee children

September 30, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry said on September 30 that it was to begin immunizing refugee children against eight infectious diseases, an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria again running short of shelter for refugees

September 29, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

The Syrian refugee crisis is continuing to test Bulgaria’s capacity to cope, which is still coming up short, even after

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Bulgaria 

‘Great possibility’ that Bulgaria will get EC funding to assist in refugee crisis

September 27, 2013February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission, Syrian refugees

There is a great possibility that Bulgaria will get funding from the European Commission to assist the country in dealing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria opens new facilities to shelter thousands of refugees

September 26, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

In its latest move to cope with the influx of Syrian refugees, Bulgaria is opening temporary accommodation at a former

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Bulgaria 

Closing Bulgaria’s border with Turkey ‘will not solve Syrian refugee problem’

September 23, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

The Bulgarian government has not discussed closing the country’s border with Turkey because of the increased influx of Syrian refugees,

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Bulgaria 

Tension at refugee shelter in Sofia after death of Syrian woman

September 20, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

Syrian refugees at a shelter in Bulgarian capital city Sofia have asked police to investigate an incident on the night

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Bulgaria 

Refugee situation in Bulgaria not yet under control – Interior Minister

September 19, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees, Tsvetlin Yovchev

The refugee situation in Bulgaria is not yet under control, Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev said on September 19 2013, speaking

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Bulgaria 

Appeal for funds and items to aid refugees in Bulgaria: How to donate

September 18, 2013May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

The Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) has launched a fund-raising appeal in aid of refugees, against a background of a sharp

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