There were no significant changes in the human rights situation in Bulgaria during the year, reads the US Department of State’s 2023 Country Report on Human Rights Practices. ''Significant human rights issues included credible reports of: torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by the government or on behalf of the government; serious problems with the independence of the judiciary; serious government corruption; crimes, violence, or threats of violence motivated by antisemitism’’, the report further reads.
The State Department mainly refers to NGOs such as the Anti-Corruption Fund, the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee and the Association of European Journalists. The report also recalls the police violence against demonstrators during the protest against the Bulgarian Football Union in November 2023
8,100 households in 105 settlements across the country are still without electricity because of the heavy snow in recent days, caretaker Minister of Energy Vladimir Malinov said in the town of Gabrovo. ''We want the power supply to be restored to all..
On Sunday, over most regions in Western and Central Bulgaria, the cloud cover will significantly break and decrease and it will be mostly sunny and almost quiet. In the morning hours, there will be reduced visibility in places in the plains and..
Five models of fireworks are being recalled from the market due to the risk of burns and damage to eyesight when ignited or burned. A statement from the online platform "We, the Consumers" states that the models do not meet the requirements of the..
After thousands of people and hundreds of towns and villages were left without electricity for a week , in a statement to the media, the leader of the..
“There is only one Orthodox church. The traditional religion in Bulgaria is Eastern Orthodoxy, and the Bulgarian Orthodox Church is its sole exponent..
There is a persistent trend of a greater number of Bulgarians returning from abroad, as well as citizens of EU countries settling in the country...
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