Bulgarian ultranationalist Siderov likens himself to Nelson Mandela
Bulgarian ultra-nationalist Ataka leader Volen Siderov, whose comments during the current political crisis have been invariably more ludicrous than lucid,
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Volen Siderov
Bulgarian President Plevneliev speaks on bid to impeach him
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has commented on the attempted move by ultra-nationalist party Ataka and a group of pro-government protesters
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OSCE urges Bulgaria to prevent Ataka’s Siderov intimidating media
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, has expressed concern
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Bulgarian Muslim approaches European court over 2011 Ataka incident outside Sofia mosque
A Bulgarian citizen of the Muslim faith, Veli Karaahmed, has lodged a complaint against Bulgaria in the European Court of
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Journalists from rival nationalist TV channel allege assault by Siderov
Employees of Bourgas-based television channel SKAT, which formerly was allied to Volen Siderov’s Ataka but now is politically estranged, have
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Of Siderov, a straitjacket and other stories
On the 20th consecutive day of anti-government protests in Bulgaria, a man dressed in a Volen Siderov mask and wearing
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Members of European Parliament debate political crisis in Bulgaria
As several thousand protesters turned out in Bulgaria’s major cities for the 19th day of peaceful demonstrations in support of
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Ataka was good enough for you, Stanishev taunts GERB…and other stories
Bulgarian Socialist Party and Party of European Socialists leader Sergei Stanishev, under continuing criticism for the socialist government’s dependence on
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Will Siderov be unhorsed?
On a day commemorating Bulgarian national hero Hristo Botev, who died during the struggle for liberation from Ottoman rule, the
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