July 2014
June 2014
- 30th June 2014: Fence at Bulgaria’s south border to be ready in days
- 30th June 2014: Bulgarian Army Spent BGN 1 M for Fence at Border with Turkey
- 16th June 2014: 106 people tried to enter the country „illegally“
- 16th June 2014: Man shot at immigrants in Sofia – one palestinian wounded
- 12th June 2014: Body of Pakistani migrant found close to Bulgaria-Macedonia border
- 9th June 2014: 105 „illegal“ migrants detained at Bulgaria’s border
- 5th June 2014: Border Guards prosecuted after shooting at refugees
- 5th June 2014: Refugee flow to Bulgaria on the rise
- 5th June 2014: 41 people seized on the border at one day
- 4th June 2014: Specialized operation prevents 12 „illegal“ migrants leaving Bulgaria
- 2nd June 2014: Severe ill-treatment of Syrians in Bulgaria
May 2014
- 30th May 2014: 25 „illegal“ migrants detained at Bulgarian Green Border in the past 24 hours
- 28th May 2014: Bulgaria’s Border Police caught 9 Syrians hidden in a van
- 26th March 2014: Bulgaria detains yacht with 32 „illegal“ immigrants
- 26th May 2014: Bulgaria’s Refugee Agency bans Syrian Refugees from voting
- 23rd May 2014: Refugees in Bulgaria: Battered, humiliated and abandoned
- 20th May 2014: Europe and the Flow of Refugees
- 19th May 2014: Bulgaria’s ugly underside: ‚containing‘ a refugee crisis
- 19th May 2014: Bulgarian prosecution proposed settlement perpetrators of a violent-racist attack in Sofia
- 15th May 2014: Border Police caught 25 „illegal“ immigrants at Kapitan Andreevo
- 15th May 2014: Bulgaria, no country for Syrian Refugees
- 14th May 2014: Border Fence to be finished in June
- 6th May 2014: Syrians in Bulgaria: ‚Why don’t they help us‘
- 6th May 2014: Political extremism on the rise in Bulgaria
- 1st May 2014: Belgium does not deport asylum seekers back to Bulgaria
April 2014
- 29th April 2014: Bulgaria summarily expells asylum seekers
- 29th April 2014: There are no conditions for children in refugee centers
- 29th April 2014: With dogs and batons, Bulgaria tells syrian refugees to turn back
- 29th April 2014: Right body raps Bulgaria for Refugee push-backs
- 28th April 2014: Village expels refugees
- 28th April 2014: Rozovovo inhabitants discriminate refugees
- 27th April 2014: Bulgaria Refugee Agency blames trafficers for negative NGO report
- 25th April 2014: Interior Minister denies allegations in Human Rights Watch report
- 25th April 2014: Residents in Bulgaria’s Rozovo protest against refugees sheltering
- 25th April 2014: 19 „illegal“ migrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border
- 14th April 2014: 21 „illegal“ migrants deteined at Bulgaria-Turkish border in past 3 days
- 11th April 2014: ECRE and Amnesty International call on european countries not to send asylum seekers back to Bulgaria
- 11th April 2014: „The Bulgarian Government chose not to react on the possible arriving of Syrian refugees“
- 10th April 2014: 28 „illegal“ immigrants caught at Bulgaria’s Green Border
- 7th April 2014: ECRE reaffirms its call for the suspension of transfers of asylum seekers to Bulgaria under the recast Dublin Regulation
- 4th April 2014: European Commission launches infringement procedures against Bulgaria for possible refoulement of Syrian refugees
- 4th April 2014: An anti-refugee“ wall against the Syrian Refugees
- 2nd April 2014: Refugees state protest for freedom of movement
- 1st April 2014: Amnesty calls out to stop deportations to Bulgaria
March 2014
- 30th March 2014: Citizen of Harmanli held protest against the refugee camp
- 28th March 2014: 2 „illegal“ migrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border in past 24h
- 27th March 2014: 61 „illegal“ migrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border in past 3 days
- 25th March 2014: Bulgaria’s refugees visited by EU Commissioner Malmström stage protest
- 24th March 2014: 20 „illegal“ migrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border in past 3 days
- 20th March 2014: 11 „illegal“ migrants detained at Bulgaria border in past 24h
- 19th March 2014: Protest in Pastrogor
- 19th March 2014: Protests in Sofia and Harmanli – refugees in Bulgaria receive late financial aid
- 18th March 2014: Peaceful protest in Harmanli
- 17th March 2014: Bulgaria is still tardy in granting refugee status
- 13th March 2014: 15 „illegal“ migrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border in past 24h
- 10th March 2014: 3 „illegal“ migrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border in past 3 days
- 7th March 2014: 21 „illegal“ migrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border
- 6th March 2014: Nationalism and unchecked violence in Bulgaria
- 5th March 2014: Bulgarian Interior Minister awards Frontex Executive Director with the ministry of Interior decoration for valor and merit – first degree
- 4th March 2014: 17 people were arrested while trying to enter the country
February 2014
- 21st February 2014: 4 „illegal“ immigrants detained at Bulgaria-Tukey Border
- 18th February 2014: Belgium is not returning asylum seekers to Bulgaria anymore
- 18th February 2014: 23 „illegal“ immigrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border
- 18th February 2014: 600 km of razor wire needed for Bulgarian-Turkish border fence
- 16th February 2014: Eight sentenced for „Hooliganism“ in Plovdiv
- 15th February 2014: 4 sentenced after Bulgaria Mosque attack
- 14th February 2014: Bulgarian Nationalists try to storm mosque, 120 arrests
- 14th February 2014: Bulgaria Football Hooligans attempt assault on Plovdiv mosque
- 13th February 2014: Bulgaria puts barriers along border rivers
- 13th February 2014: 39 „illegal“ immigrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey Border
- 13th February 2014: African migrants decry police raids on Bulgaria refugee center
- 12th February 2014: Bulgaria’s turns to reject immigrants
- 11th February 2014: 6 „illegal“ immigrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey Border
- 4th Februar 2014: Bulgaria – A wall in construction
January 2014
- 31th January 2014: 3 „illegal“ immigrants had been detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border
- 27th January 2014: 42 illegal immigrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border in 3 days
- 24th January: 4 illegal immigrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border
- 21st January 2014: The road to nowhere
- 21st January 2014: 6 „illegal“ immigrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border
- 20th January 2014: Refugee Situation in Bulgaria UNHCR External Update
- 17th January 2014: Bulgarian Refugee Center Detainees to be repatriated
- 16th January 2014: Police Raid in Bulgarian Refugee Center, 70 evicted
- 14th January 2014: 23 „illegal“ immigrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border
- 13th January 2014: Syria – A crisis at Fortress Europe’s gates
- 10th January 2014: Number of refugees in Bulgaria is around 10 000, from which are 2000 children
- 9th January 2014: EU-asylum policy – hot spot Bulgaria
- 9th January 2014: An education in misery – Syrian refugees in Harmanli
- 9th January 2014: 3 „illegal“ immigrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border
- 8th January 2014: Nationalists launch attack against Syrian refugees
- 8th January 2014: The Bulgarian Golden Dawn – Nationalists Launch against Syrian refugees
- 6th January 2014: Refugees continue to endure bad conditions
- 5th January 2014: 2 immigrants were found at the near of the black-sea
- 3rd January 2014: UNHCR calls for temporary halt to Dublin transfers of asylum seekers back to Bulgaria
- 2nd January 2014: Bulgaria detained 11 606 „illegal“ migrants from 3rd countries in 2013
December 2013
- 30th December 2014: Migration pressure from border with Turkey continues
- 27th December 2014: 12 immigrants detained at the Bulgaria-Turkey border
- 18th December 2013: 5 „illegals“ detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border
- 18th December 2013: Syrians can’t catch a break in Bulgaria, either
- 16th December 2013: Refugees fleeing violence in Syria confront dire conditions in Bulgaria
- 15th December 2013: Man frozen to death near Bulgarian-Turkish Border
- 13th December 2013: Amnesty International slams Bulgaria, EU over refugees treatment
- 13th December 2013: Refugees in Bulgaria trapped in substandard conditions
- 13th December 2013: Doctors without borders: Providing aid to Syrian refugees in Bulgaria
- 13th December 2013: Refugees staged new protest in Bulgaria’s capital
- 12th December 2013: 20 „illegal“ immigrants detained at the Bulgaria-Turkish border
- 10th December 2013 Refugee Situation in Bulgaria: External Update
- 10th December 2013: 68 „illegal“ migrants detained at Bulgarian-Turkish Border
- 10th December 2013: 2,135 children in Bulgaria’s refugee centers
- 9th December 2013: Bulgarian police used batons to quell protest at refugee center
- 8th December 2013: 3 injured in Bulgarian Refugee Shelter Riot
- 7th December 2013: Bulgaria’s Interior admits unrest at refugee center
- 6th December 2013: 70 „illegal“ immigrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border
- 2nd December 2013: 40 „illegal“ immigrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border
- 2nd December 2013: New attack against Syrian Refugees reported in Bulgaria’s capital
- 1st December 2013: Coping with Syrian Refugees
November 2013
- 29th November 2013: 39 individuals detained at Bulgarian-Turkish Border
- 28th November 2013: Photos from the Refugee Camp in Harmanli
- 27th November 2013: 16 „illegal“ Afghan immigrants were detained at Bulgarian Border
- 26th November 2013: 64 „illegal“ Afghans detained at Bulgaria-Turkey Border
- 25th November 2013: Syrian refugees face appalling conditions in Bulgaria
- 24th November 2013: Syrians fleeing war face hardship in Balkans
- 21st November 2013: 28 „illegal“ immigrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkish border
- 21st November 2013: Tensions at Bulgarian Refugee Camp after Syrian Man’s Death
- 20th November 2013: Syrian Refugees face appalling conditions
- 20th November 2013: 55 „illegal“ immigrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border
- 20th November 2013: 100 Syrians go on hunger strike due to bad circumstances in BG camps
- 20th November 2013: Amnesty calls Bulgaria refugee camp inhumane
- 19th November 2014: Refugee-Push backs are illegal
- 19th November 2013: Hunger strike in Harmanli
- 19th November 2013: Refugees at yet another Bulgarian Center go on hunger strike
- 19th November 2013: ‚Inhuman conditions‘ spark protest at refugee camp
- 18th November 2013: Syrian refugees find discomfort and unrest in Bulgaria
- 16th November 2013: Syrian refugees find violence and overcrowded Camps in Bulgaria
- 15th November 2013: Denied entry and pushed back – Syrian refugees trying to reach EU
- 15th November 2013: Border patrols prevent 20 migrants from entering Bulgaria
- 15th November 2013: Syrians face tough conditions in Bulgaria’s makeshift camps
- 14th November 2013: On the fringes of Europe, no warm welcome for refugees in Bulgaria
- 13th November 2013: Refugees in Bulgaria face death threats
- 12th November 2013: 72 „illegal“ immigrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border
- 12th November 2013: Migrants living in fear after xenophobic attacks
- 11th November 2013: Internment camps for refugees
- 11th November 2013: Bulgaria is sending 1166 policeman to the border
- 11th November 2013: 183 migrants detained in attempts to cross Bulgarian-Turkish border
- 11th November 2013: Bulgaria closes ‚green‘ border with turkey to stop refugee wave
- 10th November 2013: Police bar 97 immigrants from entering Bulgaria in the last 22h
- 8th November 2013: 9,831 refugees accommodated on the territory of the state
- 7th November 2013: „Between 100 and 200 refugees refugees enter Bulgaria on a daily basis“
- 7th November 2013: 106 „illegal“ immigrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border
- 6th November 2013: Number of Refugees in Bulgaria swells to 9567
- 6th November 2013: 79 Asylum Seekers enter Bulgaria in the past 24h
- 5th November 2013: 157 Asylum-Seekers enter Bulgaria in 24h
- 5th November 2013: On the EU frontlines of migrant reception in Bulgaria
- 4th November 2013: Bulgarian government’s new goals in ‚action plan‘ on refugee situation
- 4th November 2013: Number of Refugees in Bulgaria swells to 8736
- 4th November 2013: 281 „illegal“ refugees detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border in 3 days
- 1st November 2013: 132 Asylum Seekers enter Bulgaria in 24h
October 2013
- 31st October 2013: 99 „illegal“ immigrants detained at Bulgaria-Turkey border
- 30th October 2013: Refugees influx continues to overwhelm continue Bulgaria’s facilities
- 29th October 2013: Capacity of Refugee Centers in Bulgaria Exceeded by 20-100%
- 29th October 2013: 59 Asylum Seekers enter Bulgaria in 1 day
- 28th October 2013: From Syria to Bulgaria
- 28th October 2013: 472 Asylum Seekers enter Bulgaria in 3 days
- 27th October 2013: Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry violates rights of Syrian Refugees
- 25th October 2013: 111 „illegal migrants“ detained at the Turkey-Bulgarian Border
- 22nd October 2013: Syrians face black time in Bulgaria’s broken asylum system
- 21st October 2013: 398 Asylum Seekers enter Bulgaria in 24h
- 17th October 2013: 84 Syrians detained at Bulgaria-Turkey Border
- 16th October 2013: Another 89 Asylum Seekers enter Bulgaria in 24h
- 14th October 2013: 342 Asylum Seekers enter Bulgaria in 72h
- 11th October 2013: Another 93 Asylum Seekers enter Bulgaria in 24h
- 10th October 2013: Another 124 Asylum Seekers enters Bulgaria
- 9th October 2013: Detained refugees in the Black Sea
- 9th October 2013: 124 Asylum Seekers enter Bulgaria in 1 day
- 8th October 2013: 54 Asylum-Seekers enter Bulgaria in past 24h
- 7th October 2013: Bulgaria has caught 6400 „illegal“ migrants this year
- 7th October 2013: 361 refugees tried to cross the border in 3 days
- 3rd October 2013: 78 Asylum-Seekers caught on Bulgarian-Turkish border in 1 day
- 2nd October 2013: 68 Syrians detained on the Turkey-Bulgaria border
- 1st October 2013: 94 asylum seekers enter Bulgaria over the past 24h
- 1st October 2013: 70 Syria immigrants are detained at Turkey-Bulgaria border
September 2013
- 30th September 2013: 164 Syria immigrants detained at turkish-bulgarian border
- 27th September 2013: 125 Syrian Refugees detained on Bulgarian – Turkish Border in one day
- 25th September 2013: Bulgaria Border Police detain 48 Syrian nationals
- 24th September 2013: 80 refugees caught on Bulgarian-Turkish border in one day
- 20th September: 77 „illegal“ migrants detained on bulgarian-turkish border in one day
- 18th September 2013: Bulgaria’s Asylum Centres Bursting at the Seams as Syrian Refugees enter Europe
- 18th September 2013: Bulgarian Border Police detain 79 Syrian Refugees in 1 day
- 17th September 2013: Bulgarian Border Police detain 57 Refugees in 1 day
- 16th September 2013: Bulgarian Refugee Shelters Exceeding Capacity
- 16th September 2013: Bulgaria finds accommodation for 1.200 refugees
- 14th September 2013: Bulgarian Border Police detain 67 immigrants in 1 day
- 13th September 2013: Crisis in Greece stimulates migrant „wave“ to Bulgaria
- 13th September 2013: 31 Syrians nabbed on Bulgarian – Turkish border in 24 hours
- 11th September 2013: 256 Syrian immigrants crossed Bulgarian Border in 6 days
- 9th September 2013: Refugees go in strike at Bulgaria Detention Center Busmantsi
- 8th September 2013: Syrian Refugees in Bulgarian shelter declare Hunger strike
- 8th September 2013: Bulgaria bust 101 „illegal“ immigrants
- 7th September 2013: Bulgaria’s Border police detain 63 immigrants at Bulgaria-Turkish border
August 2013
- 29th August 2013: Number of „illegal“ immigrants doubled in 2013
- 29th August 2013: 79 „illegal immigrants busted at Bulgaria-Turkey Border
- 28th August 2013: Fire in a detention center
- 27th August 2013: 55 illegal immigrants on the Bulgarian-Turkish border in seven separate cases in the past 24 hours
- 22nd August 2013: Bulgaria Border Police detain 70 „illegal“ immigrants
- 18th August 2013: Bulgarian Border Police detain 54 illegal immigrants in 24h
- 15th August 2013: „Bulgaria needs new center for asylum seekers“
- 14th August 2013: Bulgaria Border Police detain 10 „illegal“ immigrants
- 14th August 2013: 10 „illegal“ immigrants busted on Bulgarian -Turkish Border in 1 day
- 12th August 2013: Bulgarian Border Authorities detain 52 „illegal“ migrants
- 11th August 2013: This year’s flow of refugees to Bulgaria is higher; centers work at full capacity
- 11th August 2013: Bulgarian Border Police detain 13 „illegal“ migrants in 24h
- 8th August 2013: Refugee Centers in Bulgaria fully occupied
- 8th August 2013: 25 „illegal“ immigrants detained on Bulgarian-Turkish border in past 24 hours
- 8th August 2013: Refugee flow to Bulgaria increases to 1,800 in H1 2013
- 6th August 2013: Bulgarian Border Police detain over 19 „illegal“ immigrants in 1 day
- 4th August 2013: Bulgarian Border Police detain 29 „illegal“ immigrants
- 3td August 2013: Bulgarian Border Police detain 20 middle east „illegal“ migrants
- 2nd August 2013: Bulgarian Border Police detain over 30 „illegal“ immigrants
- 1st August 2013: Bulgarian Border Police detain 37 „illegal“ immigrants
July 2013
- 31st July 2013: Bulgarian Helsinki Committee: Hungerstrike in Busmantsi
- 31st July 2013: Bulgaria Border Police detain 10 „illegal“ immigrants
- 26th July 2013: Bulgaria Border Police detain 22 „illegal“ immigrants
- 11th July 2013: Bulgarian Border Police Detain 70 Foreigners in Last 24 Hours
June 2013
- 29th June 2013: 17 „illegal“ migrants from Syria, Palestine Detained in Bulgaria
- 22nd June 2013: Bulgaria Border Police detain 37 „illegal“ migrants
- 20th June 2013: Bulgaria child protection agency reports increase of children seeking asylum
- 10th June 2013: Homelessness threatens Refugees in Bulgaria
- 9th July 2012: Short report from the newly opened camp in Pastrogor
- 7th June 2013: Fleeing to a new land, but finding no home
- 6th June 2013: Escape to Freedom
- 4th June 2013: Bulgaria has held more than 200 would-be illegal immigrants so far this year
May 2013
- 25th May 2013: Bulgarian Police detain 61 „illegal“ migrants
- 19th May 2013: Bulgarian Border Police rescued stranded „illegal“ migrants
- 14th May 2013: Bulgarian Police detain 17 „illegal“ migrants
- 4th May 2013: Asylum seekers criminalized by the law in Bulgaria
April 2013
- 23rd April 2013: Bulgarian Border Police detain Syrian family
- 20th April 2013 Bulgarian Border Police bust 27 „illegal“ immigrants in 1 day
- 14th April 2013: Border Police detain 8 Syrians
- 13th April 2013: Bulgarian Border authorities detain 6 „illegal“ migrants
- 12th April 2013: 8 „illegal“ immigrants detained near Bulgarian-Turkish border
March 2013
- 26th March 2013: Close to 500 people requested refugee status in Bulgaria in first two month of 2013
- 23td March 2013: Bulgarian Border Police detain 26 „illegal“ migrants
- 20th March 2013: Over hundred Algerians in Bulgaria are not allowed to return to their country
February 2013
January 2013
- 16th January 2013: Bulgarian Border Police bust 8 „illegal“ syrian immigrants
- 12th January 2013: Bulgaria sets up camp for syrian refugees
- 10th January 2013: An Iraqui Family and two Syrian women have been detained at Danube Bridge border checkpoint with forged documents this morning
- 6th January 2013: Bulgaria detaines 18 „illegal“ migrants on Turkey border
December 2012
- 30th December 2012: 11 syrian refugees intercepted in Bulgaria
- 25th December 2012: 27 „illegal“ migrants detained in Bulgaria
- 6th December 2012: Bulgarian Border Police bust 20 „illegal“ immigrants from Ivory Coast
- 6th December 2012: Bulgarian Border Police bust „illegal“ immigrants from Algeria, Syria, Lybia
- 2nd December 2012: Bulgaria detains 26 „illegal“ migrants on Turkish Border
November 2012
- 17th November 2012: 26 „illegal“ immigrants arrested by Bulgarian Border Police
- 15th November 2012: Border Police detain a group of Syrians and Afghans
October 2012
- 19th October 2012: Bulgaria to set up tents for syrian refugees in Harmanli
- 18th October 2012: Bulgaria build temporary refugee shelter near Turkish Border following increase in Asylum seekers
- 18th October 2012: Police Brutality in a Detention Center in Bulgaria
- 15th December 2012: 5 „illegal“ immigrants detained at Bulgarian-Turkish Border
- 4th October 2012: Bulgaria captures 22 syrian refugees in single day
September 2012
- 7th September 2012: 13 „illegal“ emigrants caught by Bulgarian Border Police
- 6th September 2013: 58 „illegal“ immigrants drown in Turkish waters
August 2012
- 30th August 2012: Bulgarian Border Police bust „illegal“ syrians
- 23th August 2012: Bulgarian Border Police bust 14 „illegal“ syrians
- 18th August 2012: Refugees in Lyubimets stop hunger strike
- 18th August 2012: Syrian and Iraqi refugees are on hunger strike
- 18th August 2012: Short report from the hunger strike in Lyubimetz
June 2012
- 18th June 2012: Refugees are treated like criminals in Bulgaria
- 15th June 2012: Border Police detain 11 Refugees
May 2012
- 27th May 2012: Bulgaria detains 2 Afghans hidden in Double-Bottom Trailer
- 4th May 2012: Bulgaria opens long-awaited centre for asylum-seekers
March 2012
- 20th March 2012: Maroccans riot in Bulgarian refugee centre
- 19th March 2012: Three suffer smoke inhalation after arson smoke incident at Bousmantsi detention center
November 2011
July 2011
June 2011
May 2011
- 27th May 2011: Frontex Spokesperson Michael Parzyszek: Ties with Turkey, Border Control Investments help Bulgaria tackle illegal Migration
- 27th May 2011: 5 EU Nations contribute officers to FRONTEX operation at Bulgarian-Turkish Border
- 11th May 2011: Bulgaria to set up EU Border control air base in Burgas
March 2011
January 2011
December 2010
- 31td December 2010: Bulgaria’s Border Police capture 18 „illegal“ immigrants
- 25th December 2010: Bulgarian Border Police detain 4 „illegal“ Iraqis
- 8th December 2010: Border Police detain 6 „illegal“ immigrants
August 2010
July 2010
Juni 2010
April 2010
February 2010
- 26th February 2010: The Busmantsi Triangle
- 15th Februar 2010: Head of Bulgaria’s State Agency for Refugees faces dismissal
- 4th February 2010: Bulgaria detains 6 „illegal“ immigrants hidden in pipes
January 2010
- 31st January 2010: Bulgaria Border Police capture 14 „illegal“ iraqi immigrants
- 24th January 2010: Bulgaria nabs 8 „illegal“ migrants
November 2009
October 2009
July 2009
November 2008
April 2008
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