Annual Report 2008: Bulgaria
Annual Report 2008: Bulgaria
Organised crime writer shot and killed in Sofia
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 8 April 2008 CPJ press release: BULGARIA: Organized crime writer shot and killed in Sofia New York, April 8, 2008 – The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns yesterday’s murder of popular writer Georgi Stoev, author of a series of books on the origins and rise of Bulgaria’s criminal underworld […]
Freedom of the Press 2007: Bulgaria
Freedom of the Press 2007: Bulgaria
ARTICLE 19 and 67 international groups call on legislators to reject amendments that would weaken Access to Public Information Act
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is a 21 May 2007 ARTICLE 19 press release: 68 Sign Protest Letter Against Bulgarian FOI Amendments A letter calling on members of the Bulgarian National Assembly not to pass proposed amendments which would substantially weaken the national system for access to information was endorsed by 68 organisations and individuals […]
Photographer beaten by police despite complying with order to delete photographs
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an 18 May 2007 media release of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), an IFJ regional group: European Journalists Urge Bulgaria to Charge Police Who Assaulted Photographer The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the regional group of the International Federation of Journalists, today condemned the brutal attack by police officers […]
Political party campaign of harassment continues with new draft media law and protest march
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 15 March 2007 media release of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), an IFJ regional group: EFJ Urges Bulgaria to Protect Journalists, Press Freedom After Threats Against Media The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its European group, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), today called on the Bulgarian […]
Offices of two newspapers invaded by MP, leader and supporters of political party, editor threatened with assault over critical coverage
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a letter to Bulgarian authorities by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate: H.E. Sergei Stanishev Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria Fax: +359 2 980 20 56 H.E. Rumen Yordanov Petkov Minister of Interior Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria Fax: […]
Journalist threatened with acid attack
(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders was shocked to learn that two men walked up to journalist Maria Nikolayeva’s office, in the offices of the weekly “Politika” on 9 February 2007 and threatened to throw acid in her face if she continued to write about a real estate development project in Strandzha national park, Bulgaria’s largest […]
Bomb explodes at home of investigative journalist
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 6 April 2006 CPJ press release: In Bulgaria, bomb explodes at home of investigative journalist New York, April 6, 2006 – An early morning explosion today rocked the Sofia apartment of Vasil Ivanov, a Nova Television investigative reporter who recently uncovered abuse of inmates in Sofia Central Prison, local […]
Romanian journalist charged, BBC reporter under investigation for using concealed camera
(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has deplored the threat to investigative journalism posed by Bulgarian authorities’ decision to charge Romanian television journalist George Buhnici with “using a concealed camera without permission” and to investigate BBC reporter Justin Rowlatt for the same offence, as well as “inciting corruption”. The decision to press charges against Buhnici, who works for […]
Romanian journalist freed on bail
(RSF/IFEX) – George Buhnici, of the privately-owned Romanian television station Pro TV, who was arrested by Bulgarian authorities on 16 November 2004 for using a concealed camera to film in a duty-free shop on the Romanian-Bulgarian border, was released on 2,500 euros (approx. US$3,250) bail on 19 November. Buhnici must stay in Bulgaria until the […]
Journalist arrested, faces three-year sentence for using concealed camera
(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has called for the immediate release of Romanian journalist George Buhnici, of the privately-owned television station Pro TV, who was arrested by Bulgarian authorities on 16 November 2004 for filming with a concealed camera in a duty-free shop on the Romanian-Bulgarian border. He faces up to three years in prison under Bulgarian […]
SEEMO concerned about recent court decision involving Sofia-based daily “Trud”
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a letter by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate: H.E. Simeon Saxecoburggotski Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria Fax: +359 2 981 8070 H.E. Anton Stankov Minister of Justice Sofia, Bulgaria Fax: +359 2 987 4058 Vienna, 23 September 2004 Your Excellencies, The […]
Media outlets receive threats
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a letter to Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha and Interior Affairs Minister Georgi Petrov Petkanov by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate: H.E. Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria Fax: +359 2 980 20 56, 987 07 74 H.E. […]
ARTICLE 19 releases briefing note on proposed amendments to penal code
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release: ARTICLE 19 has released a briefing note examining proposed amendments to the 1968 Penal Code of Bulgaria dealing with the unauthorised disclosure of State secrets. The proposed amendments will replace two existing prohibitions in the Bulgarian Criminal Code on the release of State or […]
IFJ says political will and journalists’ unity key to Bulgarian broadcasting reform
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: Political Will and Journalists’ Unity Key to Bulgarian Broadcasting Reform, Says IFJ The International Federation of Journalists, the world’s largest journalists’ group, today called for more political commitment from Bulgaria’s new government to create a genuine public broadcasting system. “If Bulgaria’s leaders mean what they say […]