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id="menu-link-301">Panama</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98969"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/paraguay/" id="menu-link-302">Paraguay</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98970"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/peru/" id="menu-link-303">Peru</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98971"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines/" id="menu-link-304">St. Vincent and the Grenadines</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-193107"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/suriname/" id="menu-link-305">Suriname</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98972"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/trinidad-and-tobago/" id="menu-link-306">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy 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menu-item-object-location menu-item-98978"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/afghanistan/" id="menu-link-312">Afghanistan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98979"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/australia/" id="menu-link-313">Australia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98980"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/bangladesh/" id="menu-link-314">Bangladesh</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98981"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/brunei/" id="menu-link-315">Brunei</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98982"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/cambodia/" id="menu-link-316">Cambodia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98983"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/china/" id="menu-link-317">China</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy 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menu-item-object-location menu-item-98996"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/nepal/" id="menu-link-330">Nepal</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98997"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/new-zealand/" id="menu-link-331">New Zealand</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98998"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/north-korea/" id="menu-link-332">North Korea</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98999"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/pakistan/" id="menu-link-333">Pakistan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99000"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/papua-new-guinea/" id="menu-link-334">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99001"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/philippines/" id="menu-link-335">Philippines</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99002"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/singapore/" id="menu-link-336">Singapore</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99003"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/solomon-islands/" id="menu-link-337">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99004"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/south-korea/" id="menu-link-338">South Korea</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99005"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/sri-lanka/" id="menu-link-339">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99006"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/taiwan/" id="menu-link-340">Taiwan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99007"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/thailand/" id="menu-link-341">Thailand</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99008"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/tonga/" id="menu-link-342">Tonga</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99009"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/vietnam/" id="menu-link-343">Vietnam</a></li> <li class="menu-parent-link menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99010"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/" id="menu-link-344">All Asia</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent menu-item-has-children menu-item-99011"><a id="menu-link-345" class=" menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent menu-item-has-children" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Europe & Central Asia</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99012"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/albania/" id="menu-link-346">Albania</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99013"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/armenia/" id="menu-link-347">Armenia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99014"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/austria/" id="menu-link-348">Austria</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99015"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/azerbaijan/" id="menu-link-349">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99016"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/belarus/" id="menu-link-350">Belarus</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99017"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/belgium/" id="menu-link-351">Belgium</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99018"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/bosnia/" id="menu-link-352">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location current-menu-item menu-item-99019"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/bulgaria/" aria-current="page" id="menu-link-353">Bulgaria</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99020"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/chechnya/" id="menu-link-354">Chechnya</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99021"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/croatia/" id="menu-link-355">Croatia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99022"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/cyprus/" id="menu-link-356">Cyprus</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99023"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/czech-republic/" id="menu-link-357">Czech 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id="menu-link-363">Greece</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99030"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/hungary/" id="menu-link-364">Hungary</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99031"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/ireland/" id="menu-link-365">Ireland</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99032"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/italy/" id="menu-link-366">Italy</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99033"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/kazakhstan/" id="menu-link-367">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99034"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/kosovo/" id="menu-link-368">Kosovo</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99035"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/kyrgyzstan/" id="menu-link-369">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99036"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/latvia/" id="menu-link-370">Latvia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99037"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/lithuania/" id="menu-link-371">Lithuania</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99038"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/luxembourg/" id="menu-link-372">Luxembourg</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99039"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/macedonia/" id="menu-link-373">Macedonia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99040"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/malta/" id="menu-link-374">Malta</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99041"><a 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menu-item-object-location menu-item-99053"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/south-ossetia/" id="menu-link-387">South Ossetia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99054"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/spain/" id="menu-link-388">Spain</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99055"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/sweden/" id="menu-link-389">Sweden</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99056"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/switzerland/" id="menu-link-390">Switzerland</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99057"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/tajikistan/" id="menu-link-391">Tajikistan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99058"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/turkey/" id="menu-link-392">Turkey</a></li> <li class="menu-item 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class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/11/bulgarian-journalists-beaten-threatened-on-election-day/" title="Bulgarian journalists beaten, threatened on election day"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RTS19ORKI.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="Boyko Borissov, former Bulgarian prime minister and leader of the center-right GERB party, speaks following exit polls in Sofia, Bulgaria, on October 27." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/11/bulgarian-journalists-beaten-threatened-on-election-day/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Bulgarian journalists beaten, threatened on election day"></a> <h3>Bulgarian journalists beaten, threatened on election day</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-04T12:14:08-05:00">November 4, 2024 12:14 PM EST</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>New York, November 4, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Bulgarian authorities to swiftly investigate and prosecute those who attacked or threatened at least four journalists while they were reporting on Sunday’s parliamentary elections. “Harassment and threats against journalists covering Bulgaria’s elections are deeply concerning,” said Attila Mong, CPJ’s Europe representative. “Bulgarian authorities must…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/11/bulgarian-journalists-beaten-threatened-on-election-day/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="279367" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid279367" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2023/04/bulgarian-authorities-allege-investigative-journalists-conspired-with-criminals/" title="Bulgarian authorities allege investigative journalists conspired with criminals"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/image0.jpeg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2023/04/bulgarian-authorities-allege-investigative-journalists-conspired-with-criminals/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Bulgarian authorities allege investigative journalists conspired with criminals"></a> <h3>Bulgarian authorities allege investigative journalists conspired with criminals</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-04-24T17:01:37-04:00">April 24, 2023 5:01 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>Berlin, April 24, 2023—Bulgarian authorities must ensure that members of the press are not criminally investigated for their work and stop all efforts to harass journalists Dimitar Stoyanov and Atanas Tchobanov, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. In February, the Bureau of Investigative Reporting and Data news website, or BIRD, published a report on…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2023/04/bulgarian-authorities-allege-investigative-journalists-conspired-with-criminals/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="262271" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/features-and-analysis/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid262271" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Features & Analysis</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2023/02/i-am-challenged-at-the-court-for-simply-doing-my-job-journalists-covering-climate-issues-in-europe-face-growing-threats/" title="‘I am challenged at the court for simply doing my job’: Journalists covering climate issues in Europe face growing threats"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/RTSFTRMB.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2023/02/i-am-challenged-at-the-court-for-simply-doing-my-job-journalists-covering-climate-issues-in-europe-face-growing-threats/" class="cpj--module--link" title="‘I am challenged at the court for simply doing my job’: Journalists covering climate issues in Europe face growing threats"></a> <h3>‘I am challenged at the court for simply doing my job’: Journalists covering climate issues in Europe face growing threats</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-02-14T13:19:53-05:00">February 14, 2023 1:19 PM EST</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>Skyrocketing temperatures and catastrophic flooding have hammered home the realities of climate change in Europe, making environmental coverage one of the continent’s most important beats. It’s also an increasingly dangerous one as journalists face legal and physical harassment for reporting on polluters, amid other concerns. Of course, Europe isn’t the only place where journalists find…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2023/02/i-am-challenged-at-the-court-for-simply-doing-my-job-journalists-covering-climate-issues-in-europe-face-growing-threats/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="249557" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid249557" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2022/12/bulgarian-authorities-question-reporter-editor-sources/" title="Bulgarian authorities question reporter and editor about sources"><img width="477" height="317" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Desislava-NikolovaAlexei-Lazarov-CreditCapital.jpg?w=477&h=317&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Desislava-NikolovaAlexei-Lazarov-CreditCapital.jpg 477w, https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Desislava-NikolovaAlexei-Lazarov-CreditCapital.jpg?resize=300,199 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2022/12/bulgarian-authorities-question-reporter-editor-sources/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Bulgarian authorities question reporter and editor about sources"></a> <h3>Bulgarian authorities question reporter and editor about sources</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-12-20T13:18:33-05:00">December 20, 2022 1:18 PM EST</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>Berlin, December 20, 2022—Bulgarian authorities must stop harassing journalists Alexei Lazarov and Desislava Nikolova, and cease attempting to investigate their sources, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. Prosecutors summoned Lazarov and Nikolova for questioning on December 12 regarding allegations of drug markups in state-owned hospitals that were published in the weekly newspaper Capital, according…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2022/12/bulgarian-authorities-question-reporter-editor-sources/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="158966" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid158966" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2022/01/us-embassy-in-bulgaria-warns-investigative-journalist-atanas-tchobanov-of-imminent-threat/" title="US Embassy in Bulgaria warns investigative journalist Atanas Tchobanov of ‘imminent threat’"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/bulgaria_01-13-2022.jpeg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2022/01/us-embassy-in-bulgaria-warns-investigative-journalist-atanas-tchobanov-of-imminent-threat/" class="cpj--module--link" title="US Embassy in Bulgaria warns investigative journalist Atanas Tchobanov of ‘imminent threat’"></a> <h3>US Embassy in Bulgaria warns investigative journalist Atanas Tchobanov of ‘imminent threat’</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-01-13T10:15:04-05:00">January 13, 2022 10:15 AM EST</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>Berlin, January 13, 2022 — Bulgarian authorities should swiftly and thoroughly investigate any threats against investigative journalist Atanas Tchobanov and ensure his safety, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On January 7, officials at the U.S. Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria, notified Tchobanov, a reporter for Bulgarian investigative news websites Bivol and BIRD, that they…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2022/01/us-embassy-in-bulgaria-warns-investigative-journalist-atanas-tchobanov-of-imminent-threat/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="106473" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid106473" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2021/06/bulgarian-journalist-nickolay-stoyanov-faces-criminal-defamation-suits-over-reporting/" title="Bulgarian journalist Nickolay Stoyanov faces criminal defamation suits over reporting"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/bulgaria_06-02-2021.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2021/06/bulgarian-journalist-nickolay-stoyanov-faces-criminal-defamation-suits-over-reporting/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Bulgarian journalist Nickolay Stoyanov faces criminal defamation suits over reporting"></a> <h3>Bulgarian journalist Nickolay Stoyanov faces criminal defamation suits over reporting</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2021-06-02T12:00:29-04:00">June 2, 2021 12:00 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>Berlin, June 2, 2021 — The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the filing of three criminal defamation suits against Bulgarian journalist Nickolay Stoyanov, and called on authorities to reform the country’s laws to decriminalize speech. Since February, two subjects of Stoyanov’s reporting for the Bulgarian weekly Capital have filed criminal defamation suits over his…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2021/06/bulgarian-journalist-nickolay-stoyanov-faces-criminal-defamation-suits-over-reporting/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="58591" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid58591" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2020/09/bulgarian-reporter-martin-georgiev-summoned-for-questioning-over-request-for-comment-on-police-brutality/" title="Bulgarian reporter Martin Georgiev summoned for questioning over request for comment on police brutality"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ap_bulgaria_09-22-2020.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2020/09/bulgarian-reporter-martin-georgiev-summoned-for-questioning-over-request-for-comment-on-police-brutality/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Bulgarian reporter Martin Georgiev summoned for questioning over request for comment on police brutality"></a> <h3>Bulgarian reporter Martin Georgiev summoned for questioning over request for comment on police brutality</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-09-22T11:49:17-04:00">September 22, 2020 11:49 AM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>Berlin, September 22, 2020 – Bulgarian authorities must make good faith efforts to work with the press, and should refrain from taking actions that could intimidate reporters, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On September 14, police in Sofia, the capital, summoned Martin Georgiev, a crime reporter at the local daily Sega, for questioning…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2020/09/bulgarian-reporter-martin-georgiev-summoned-for-questioning-over-request-for-comment-on-police-brutality/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="55552" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid55552" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2020/09/bulgarian-riot-police-beat-and-pepper-spray-journalists-covering-demonstrations/" title="Bulgarian riot police beat and pepper spray journalists covering demonstrations"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/afp_bulgaria_09-03-2020.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2020/09/bulgarian-riot-police-beat-and-pepper-spray-journalists-covering-demonstrations/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Bulgarian riot police beat and pepper spray journalists covering demonstrations"></a> <h3>Bulgarian riot police beat and pepper spray journalists covering demonstrations</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-09-03T11:00:32-04:00">September 3, 2020 11:00 AM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>Berlin, September 3, 2020 — Bulgarian authorities should swiftly and thoroughly investigate police attacks on journalists, hold those responsible to account, and ensure that reporters can cover protests freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Yesterday evening, while breaking up an anti-government protest in Sofia, the capital, riot police officers attacked and briefly detained…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2020/09/bulgarian-riot-police-beat-and-pepper-spray-journalists-covering-demonstrations/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="55102" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/cases/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid55102" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Case</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2020/09/bulgarian-journalist-attacked-while-covering-ruling-party-conference/" title="Bulgarian journalist attacked while covering ruling party conference"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bulgaria_09-02-2020.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2020/09/bulgarian-journalist-attacked-while-covering-ruling-party-conference/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Bulgarian journalist attacked while covering ruling party conference"></a> <h3>Bulgarian journalist attacked while covering ruling party conference</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-09-02T09:19:43-04:00">September 2, 2020 9:19 AM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>On August 5, 2020, at the conference of the ruling GERB party in Sofia, Bulgaria, an unidentified man attacked journalist Polina Paunova, a correspondent for the U.S. Congress-funded broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, according to news reports, a video of the incident posted to Facebook, and the journalist, who communicated with CPJ via email. In…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2020/09/bulgarian-journalist-attacked-while-covering-ruling-party-conference/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="44373" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid44373" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2020/07/bulgarian-investigative-journalist-nikolay-staykov-receives-threatening-calls/" title="Bulgarian investigative journalist Nikolay Staykov receives threatening calls"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/afp_bulgaria_07-07-2020.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2020/07/bulgarian-investigative-journalist-nikolay-staykov-receives-threatening-calls/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Bulgarian investigative journalist Nikolay Staykov receives threatening calls"></a> <h3>Bulgarian investigative journalist Nikolay Staykov receives threatening calls</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-07-07T08:40:52-04:00">July 7, 2020 8:40 AM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>Berlin, July 7, 2020—Bulgarian authorities should swiftly and thoroughly investigate the threatening phone calls made to journalist Nikolay Staykov, hold those responsible to account, and ensure his safety, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Since mid-June, Staykov, an independent journalist and co-founder of the Anti-Corruption Fund in Bulgaria, a local advocacy group, has received…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2020/07/bulgarian-investigative-journalist-nikolay-staykov-receives-threatening-calls/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6"> <div class="archive-navigation"> <a href="https://cpj.org/europe/bulgaria/page/2/" class="more-category-news" > More documents on Bulgaria &rsaquo; </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6"> <div class="archive-list "> <span class="form-inline"> <label for="year-nav" class="text-muted"> Bulgaria documents by Year: </label>    <select id="year-nav" onchange="document.location.href=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;" tabindex="-1" class="form-control btn-full" size="1"> <option value='https://cpj.org/europe/bulgaria/2024/'> 2024 </option> <option value='https://cpj.org/europe/bulgaria/2023/'> 2023 </option> <option 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