Volen Siderov, leader of Ataka nationalist party and Sofia municipality councilor, has been detained for 24 hours.
He was detained in connection with an investigation over his appeal to the Bulgarian public to come out at Easter in a body and go to church without face masks on. A nationwide search warrant was issued for Volen Siderov earlier today when he failed to appear after being subpoenaed for an indictment. The Ataka leader is accused of incitement to violation of the measures for containing Covid-19. The charge carries a 5-year prison sentence.
Monday will be mostly sunny. There will be light winds from south-southeast. Minimum temperatures will be between 5°C and 10°C, around 6°C in Sofia, and maximum temperatures will be between 21°C and 26°C, in Sofia - 23°C. In the mountains it will be..
Unit 5 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) has been temporarily shut down for its scheduled annual maintenance and refuelling, which is expected to last until mid-June this year, the plant's authorities have confirmed. As part of Kozloduy..
Thousands of people will gather tonight near the spring in the mountainous area of Dambala, just above Momchilgrad. They all believe that on this night the water flowing from the rocks will become healing and cure various diseases. The miracle takes..
Today, caretaker Premier Dimitar Glavchev will notify the prosecutor's office and the State Agency for National Security about the case with the private..
Unit 5 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) has been temporarily shut down for its scheduled annual maintenance and refuelling, which is expected to..
The 17th edition of the Antistatic International Festival for Contemporary Dance and Performance will be held in Sofia from May 7 to 23. The festival is..
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