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Bulgaria's Forgotten Campaign To Wipe Out Turkish Names
Share Bulgaria's Forgotten Campaign To Wipe Out Turkish Names MOMCHILGRAD, Bulgaria -- Sevginar Mahmud remembers December 26, 1984, as if it were yesterday. She remembers her friend being hit by a bullet, the agonized cries of her neighbors dying in a roadside ditch. And she remembers the soldiers who stormed into her village to take her name.
Lufta e harruar e Bullgarisë për ndryshimin e emrave turq
Shpërndaje Lufta e harruar e Bullgarisë për ndryshimin e emrave turq Sevginar Mahmudit i kujtohet 26 dhjetori i vitit 1984 sikurse të ishte dje. Asaj i kujtohet se si një mike e saj u godit nga një plumb, i kujtohen të qarat e fqinjëve të saj që po vdisnin në një kanal buzë rrugës. Dhe asaj i kujtohen ushtarët që hynë në fshatin e saj për t’ia marrë emrin.
Uspostavom nove vlade, mnogi Bugari se plaše povratka na staro
Uspostavom nove koalicione vlade bugarski parlament okončao je dug period političke nestabilnosti, tokom kojeg je zemlja bila vođena privremenim vladama. U četiri godine, održano je sedam izbora. Iako je završila na prvom mjestu na izborima u oktobru 2024. godine, dominantna politička snaga u zemlji, stranka desnog centra GERB, nije imala većinu da vlada sama.
După instalarea noului guvern, mulți bulgari se tem de întoarcerea la trecut
Prin învestirea unui nou guvern de coaliție, Parlamentul Bulgariei a pus capăt unei lungi perioade de instabilitate politică, în timpul căreia țara a fost guvernată de cabinete interimare și a trecut prin șapte alegeri în decurs de patru ani. Deși s-a clasat pe primul loc la scrutinul din octombrie 2024, forța politică dominantă a țării, partidul de centru-dreapta GERB, nu a obținut majoritatea necesară pentru a guverna de una singură.
With A New Government, Many Bulgarians Fear A Return To The Past
By Katerina Vasileva and Ivan Bedrov January 16, 2025 With the approval of a new coalition government, Bulgaria's parliament has ended a prolonged stretch of political instability, during which the country was largely governed by caretaker cabinets and underwent seven elections in four years. Despite finishing first in the October 2024 elections, the country's dominant political force, the center-right GERB party, did not have a majority to govern alone.
With A New Government, Many Bulgarians Fear A Return To The Past
With the approval of a new coalition government, Bulgaria's parliament has ended a prolonged stretch of political instability, during which the country was largely governed by caretaker cabinets and underwent seven elections in four years. Despite finishing first in the October 2024 elections, the country's dominant political force, the center-right GERB party, did not have a majority to govern alone.
Zelenskiy Pleads With Allies For 'Decisive Action' After Massive Russian Attack
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Ukraine's global allies to take "decisive action" after Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv and other cities across the country that damaged vital utilities. RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the latest developments on Russia's full-scale invasion, Kyiv's counteroffensive, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight of civilians. For all of RFE/RL's coverage of the war in Ukraine, click here.
Ukraine Under Air Raid Alerts As Russia Launches Drone Attacks On Kyiv
Sixteen regions across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, are under fresh air raid alerts after Russia launched waves of drone attacks on August 26. The military administration in the city of Kyiv said air defenses had intercepted 10 Shahed drones as they were approaching the Ukrainian capital overnight. RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the latest developments on Russia's full-scale invasion, Kyiv's counteroffensive, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight of civilians.
Pavel Durov, Billionaire Founder Of Telegram App Arrested In France, Officials Say
Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app was detained at the Bourget airport outside Paris late on August 24, French media reported, citing unnamed sources. The Franco-Russian billionaire, 39, had reportedly arrived from Azerbaijan aboard his private jet. He is expected to appear in court on August 25 for alleged offences related to his popular messaging app. There were no immediate comments by French authorities.
Bulgarian Teachers Say They Face Threats For Opposing Anti-LGBT 'Propaganda In School' Law
VARNA, Bulgaria -- Teachers in Bulgaria say they are facing threats for signing a petition opposing recently passed legislation banning “LGBT propaganda” in schools and point the finger of blame at the far-right Revival party, initiator of the widely criticized controversial law. The leader of Revival, Kostadin Kostadinov, said on August 22 that he would file a report with the Prosecutor’s Office about educators who have voiced opposition to the law.
Ukraine Uncovers Major Military Corruption Scam
Ukraine has announced it has uncovered a scheme to embezzle the equivalent of some $40 million earmarked to buy mortar shells for the country's military. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced late on January 27 that five people have been charged, with one person detained while trying to cross the Ukrainian border. If found guilty, they face up to 12 years in prison.
Hungarian FM Discusses Investment In Mining In Bosnian Serb Visit
Investments in mining projects in Republika Srpska were high on the agenda during Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto’s visit to Banja Luka on January 26, officials said. Hungary has given Republika Srpska, the Serb-dominated area of Bosnia-Herzegovina, generous loans and grants, including a 100 million-euro ($108 million) loan in 2021 to support its agriculture sector. In 2022, Hungary provided a 110 million-euro ($117 million) loan to help Republika Srpska finance its budget.
Ukraine Reports Civilian Casualties In Latest Russian Strikes
Ninety-eight combat clashes took place between Ukrainian troops and the invading Russian army over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian military said early on January 27, adding that Russia also carried outmultiple missile and air strikes, causing civilian casualties. "There are dead and wounded among the civilian populations," the Ukrianian military's General Staff said in its daily update, but did not provide further details about the casualties.
Bulgarian Student Expelled For 1968 Protest Receives Award Half A Century Later
SOFIA -- A former Bulgarian student expelled from his communist-run university for protesting the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in the 1960s has been honored by the same institution more than 55 years later. Seventy-six-year-old Alexander Dimitrov was 21 when he and two fellow history students challenged official Eastern Bloc silence by passing out protest leaflets after Warsaw Pact tanks crushed Prague Spring reforms in 1968.
Mađarska, Srbija i Bugarska 'u odbrani porodičnih vrednosti'
Porodice su temelj društva i njegov izvor vrednosti. One oblikuju budućnost sveta, pa čak i smanjuju pretnje od klimatskih promena. Ove rečenice možda zvuče kao poruke konzervativnog rođaka, ali su zapravo zapisane u novogodišnjoj deklaraciji lidera tri države objavljenoj ove nedelje. Uz potpise mađarske predsednice Katalin Novak i predsednika Srbije Aleksandra Vučića, ispod dokumenta je i ime bugarskog predsednika Rumena Radeva, u okviru "Mreže predsednika, prijatelja porodice".
Transgender Woman Declares Hunger Strike Until Bulgaria Recognizes Her Gender
A transgender woman is staging a hunger strike outside a courthouse in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, after the country's highest appeals court ruled in February that Bulgarian law "does not envisage" legal changes to someone's gender. She says the legal impasse prevents all trans people in Bulgaria from leading a normal life. Share Transgender Woman Declares Hunger Strike Until Bulgaria Recognizes Her Gender
A Bulgarian Trans Woman Is On Hunger Strike And Says She Won't Stop Until Her Gender Is Recognized
SOFIA -- Thirty-two-year-old Gabriela Bankova says that, with no "weapons" left to fight for trans rights in Bulgaria, she is ready to sacrifice everything. So this week, after ripping up the birth certificate at the center of the legal dispute over her gender identity, on November 13 she announced an open-ended hunger strike and sit-in on the courthouse steps until her Balkan nation adopts a legal route for cases like hers.
'Stepping Back In Time': Bulgaria's Kinoklub Super 8 Preserves Old Home Movies
A forgotten birthday, a funfair, and a village dance all come to life anew in a digital archive created by a group of Bulgarian Super 8 film lovers. Building on what started as a small collection of old home movies found in flea markets, the Kinoklub Super 8 now restores these family heirlooms on film. The group also hosts screenings that offer an intimate glimpse into daily Bulgarian life from as far back as the 1930s.
'This Is My Bulgaria': Artists Replicate Life In Tower Blocks To Explore National Identity
With their mock-up of prefabricated tower blocks currently on display at a Bulgarian gallery, two twentysomething artists are inviting the Bulgarian public to "come home" and reflect on their country's socialist past and democratic future. Titled Slavic Tales, the exhibit by Anna Ivanova and Kalina Ivanova -- who share a last name but are not related -- is being shown at the Toplotsentrala Regional Center for Contemporary Art in Sofia until May 17.
While Foreign Authors Boycott Russia, Bulgarian Novelist Says He Wants Russians To Read His Book
SOFIA -- Given its dystopian, anti-Putin message, Georgi Gospodinov, perhaps Bulgaria's most famous living writer, is eager for readers in Russia to get their hands on his latest novel. But a decision to have Time Shelter translated and sold in Russia has triggered debate in Bulgaria.
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