Committee to Protect Journalists - Bulgaria tag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://1 2012-02-19T22:29:28Z Movable Type 4.34-en Attacks on the Press in 2011: Europe, a Leader That Lags tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17657 2012-02-22T04:22:01Z 2012-02-19T22:29:28Z 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... Committee to Protect Journalists Until his last days in office, Italy's Silvio Berlusconi pursued restrictive legislation known as the 'gag law.' (Reuters/Alessandro Garofalo)

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 tag:cpj.org,2011://1.18011 2011-10-14T20:41:40Z 2011-10-14T21:15:53Z 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.... Committee to Protect Journalists Sasho Dikov's car was destroyed in the blast. (Reuters)

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 tag:cpj.org,2010://1.14744 2010-06-01T21:55:16Z 2010-10-17T09:38:30Z Committee to Protect Journalists 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 forces arrested at least 20 journalists aboard the humanitarian flotilla; three have since been released.

]]> Chronicler of Bulgarian criminal underworld is slain tag:cpj.org,2010://1.14059 2010-01-05T21:25:08Z 2010-02-18T16:50:28Z Committee to Protect Journalists Tsankov (Sofia News Agency)

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 two other men on busy Aleksandur Stamboliiski Boulevard in downtown Sofia at around 12:30 p.m. 

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2008: Europe and Central Asia Developments tag:cpj.org,2009://1.10706 2009-02-10T05:35:00Z 2009-04-24T17:23:08Z Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/ Web site editor beaten with hammers in Sofia tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.9786 2008-09-24T01:34:58Z 2008-10-08T12:15:20Z New York, September 23, 2008--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Monday's brutal attack on Ognian Stefanov, editor of the investigative news Web site Frognews, in Bulgaria. The editor and his family had recently received anonymous phone calls warning Stefanov to stop his journalism or face consequences, Stefanov's deputy, Aleksandar Ivanov,... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, September 23, 2008--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Monday's brutal attack on Ognian Stefanov, editor of the investigative news Web site Frognews, in Bulgaria. The editor and his family had recently received anonymous phone calls warning Stefanov to stop his journalism or face consequences, Stefanov's deputy, Aleksandar Ivanov, told CPJ. The site publishes investigations into the activities of public officials and particularly those in the state security services.

]]> Crime writer shot and killed in Sofia tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.6643 2008-04-08T16:00:00Z 2008-04-08T16:00:00Z 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 since the fall of communism in 1989. Stoev, 35, was on a busy street when two unidentified... Committee to Protect Journalists 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 since the fall of communism in 1989.

Stoev, 35, was on a busy street when two unidentified men stopped him near the Pliska hotel in Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, the independent news Web site Mediapool reported. Both men fired at Stoev at a close range; one bullet hit him in the head, Mediapool said. The two fled. Stoev was taken to Pirogov emergency hospital in critical condition and underwent brain surgery, but died of his wound Monday evening.

]]> Attacks on the Press 2007: Europe and Central Asia Snapshots tag:cpj.org,2008://1.6746 2008-02-05T16:24:50Z 2009-04-06T21:51:53Z Attacks and developments throughout the region... Committee to Protect Journalists Attacks and developments throughout the region]]> CPJ urges Rice to seek probe in Turkmen journalist's death tag:216.139.245.96,2007://1.2188 2007-09-21T16:00:00Z 2012-05-09T20:21:10Z Dear Secretary Rice: In advance of your meeting in New York with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov during the 62nd session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the Committee to Protect Journalists draws your attention to the unexplained death of an independent journalist in Turkmenistan. Committee to Protect Journalists September 21, 2007

The Hon. Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20520

Via Facsimile: +1 202 647 2283

Dear Secretary Rice:

In advance of your meeting in New York with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov during the 62nd session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the Committee to Protect Journalists draws your attention to the unexplained death of an independent journalist in Turkmenistan.

]]> Attacks on the Press 2006: Europe Snapshots tag:216.139.245.96,2007://1.6821 2007-02-05T16:33:58Z 2009-04-07T18:22:03Z Committee to Protect Journalists Attacks & Developments Throughout the Region]]> Attacks on the Press 2006: Europe and Central Asia Snapshots tag:cpj.org,2008://1.6745 2007-02-05T15:08:00Z 2009-04-06T16:50:24Z Committee to Protect Journalists
]]> In Bulgaria, bomb explodes at home of investigative journalist tag:216.139.245.96,2006://1.5445 2006-04-06T16:00:00Z 2006-04-06T16:00:00Z 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 and international press reports said. No injuries were reported, but the bomb caused extensive damage.... Committee to Protect Journalists 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 and international press reports said. No injuries were reported, but the bomb caused extensive damage.
]]> Could face three years in prison for espionage tag:216.139.245.96,2004://1.3643 2004-11-18T17:00:00Z 2004-11-18T17:00:00Z New York, November 18, 2004—George Buhnici, a reporter for the Romanian private television station Pro-TV, was detained yesterday by Bulgarian border police in the northern Bulgarian city of Ruse while he was trying to return to Romania, according to The Associated Press. The Bulgarian information agency Focus reported that he... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, November 18, 2004—George Buhnici, a reporter for the Romanian private television station Pro-TV, was detained yesterday by Bulgarian border police in the northern Bulgarian city of Ruse while he was trying to return to Romania, according to The Associated Press.

The Bulgarian information agency Focus reported that he was arrested for using a hidden camera and microphone while investigating alleged corruption by border officials in a duty-free shop in Ruse, which also serves as a border crossing point with Romania.
]]> Attacks on the Press 2002: Bulgaria tag:216.139.245.96,2003://1.7225 2003-03-31T17:09:20Z 2009-04-20T19:10:12Z During 2002, Bulgaria was invited to join NATO in 2004, but the European Union (EU) postponed Bulgaria's admission until 2007 at the earliest. The EU's decision reflected concern about the country's economic underdevelopment, rampant corruption, weak judiciary, and politicized Prosecutor General's Office. Bulgarian journalists, meanwhile, spent much of 2002 covering... Committee to Protect Journalists During 2002, Bulgaria was invited to join NATO in 2004, but the European Union (EU) postponed Bulgaria's admission until 2007 at the earliest. The EU's decision reflected concern about the country's economic underdevelopment, rampant corruption, weak judiciary, and politicized Prosecutor General's Office. Bulgarian journalists, meanwhile, spent much of 2002 covering local drug gangs and police attempts to control them. Bulgaria, geographically situated in the southeastern Balkans, is a major drug smuggling route into Europe.]]> Attacks on the Press 2002: The Hague tag:cpj.org,2003://1.7237 2003-03-31T17:06:30Z 2009-04-20T19:43:50Z December 11 Jonathan C. Randal, The Washington Post The U.N. International War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague (ICTY) ruled to limit compelled testimony from war correspondents. The decision, announced at the tribunal's Appeals Chamber, came in response to the appeal by former Washington Post reporter Jonathan... Committee to Protect Journalists December 11
Jonathan C. Randal, The Washington Post


The U.N. International War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague (ICTY) ruled to limit compelled testimony from war correspondents. The decision, announced at the tribunal's Appeals Chamber, came in response to the appeal by former Washington Post reporter Jonathan C. Randal, who had been subpoenaed to testify in the case of former Bosnian-Serb housing minister Radoslav Brdjanin, who is facing charges of genocide because of his alleged role in the persecution and expulsion of more than 100,000 non-Serbs during the Bosnian war. The subpoena against Randal was set aside, and he is no longer required to testify.]]>