Bulgarian Police and gendarmerie were stationed at the entrances of several settlements in the Sliven region. The Roma neighbourhood in Sliven was sealed by the police and a checkpoint set up in the Sliven “Nadezhda” neighbourhood. It was for a special operation aimed at combating drug trafficking and domestic crime. Public order was also being monitored on the eve of the Bango Vasil holiday which the article deems to be the Roma New Yea which is in fact the old new year according to the orthodox calendar.
- Ромски махали са блокирани на Банго Васил. In: Sega BG. 14.01.2025. https://www.segabg.com/hot/category-bulgaria/romski-mahali-sa-blokirani-na-bango-vasil
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