Journalists killed in Bulgaria since 1992
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Bulgarian journalist bludgeoned
February 2, 2016 6:01 PM ET
Stoyan Tonchev, owner of the local news website Zad Kulisite (Behind the Scenes), was leaving a friend's apartment in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort town of Pomorie at around 11 p.m. on January 14, 2015, when at least one man brutally beat him with a blunt object, according to local...
CPJ calls on Bulgaria's prime minister to ensure safety of Bivol journalists
November 16, 2015 3:21 PM ET
Dear Prime Minister Borissov: The Committee to Protect Journalists, an international press freedom organization, is writing to alert you to the harassment of journalists at the independent news website Bivol. In recent weeks a reporter has been followed and his home was broken into, and the website's journalists have been warned they are at risk of retaliation for their reporting.
Balancing Act
September 29, 2015 4:00 AM ET
Press freedom at risk as EU struggles to match action with values The European Union strives to be a global leader in press freedom but faces challenges from member states that have criminal defamation and blasphemy laws, and have introduced counterterrorism measures, including mass surveillance. The EU has made press...
Balancing Act
September 29, 2015 4:00 AM ET
Summary The European Union describes itself as a model for press freedom and an exemplary global power. Although many of its 28 member states feature at the top of international press freedom rankings, there are significant challenges that undermine press freedom and new threats are emerging....
Bulgarian journalists are under attack
September 25, 2013 12:05 PM ET
This summer, for good reason, the world's attention was focused on Turkey. Anti-government protests over plans to destroy a park in downtown Istanbul attracted global attention. Ankara's strategic importance in Syria and the Middle East, as well as being a member of NATO, makes what happens in Turkey important....
Attacks on the Press in 2011: Europe, a Leader That Lags
February 21, 2012 11:22 PM ET
In the EU, some countries appear more immune than others to scrutiny and reproach. Anti-terror laws, political and economic concerns, and a lack of common standards all challenge the credibility of the EU's diplomacy. By Jean-Paul Marthoz...
Television journalist's car explodes in Bulgaria
October 14, 2011 4:41 PM ET
New York, October 14, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Thursday's attack on Sasho Dikov, a Bulgarian journalist with private national television channel Kanal 3, and calls on investigators to apprehend and prosecute the perpetrators....
Israeli forces detain journalists aboard humanitarian flotilla
June 1, 2010 5:55 PM ET
New York, June 1, 2010--Israel should immediately release the journalists it detained along with hundreds of peace activists on Monday after Israeli forces stormed a convoy of ships carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. According to international news reports and CPJ interviews, Israeli...
Chronicler of Bulgarian criminal underworld is slain
January 5, 2010 4:25 PM ET
New York, January 5, 2010—Bulgarian prosecutors must thoroughly investigate today’s murder in Sofia of Bobi Tsankov, author of a new book and a series of newspaper articles detailing the activities of reputed crime figures, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. At least two gunmen opened fire on Tsankov, 30, and...