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Bulgaria, Roma, and Schools

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Bulgaria, Roma, and Schools

Kristiana Koleva, who was the weightlifting coach of 15-year-old Krasi, who was stabbed and killed in a Sofia mall, was a special guest on “Darik’s Day” and shared what her calling is.

“We tell them how to be decent people, to study, to get up early, not to be on those phones. But do you know what I think? That the state is also very guilty of this. And the family. Believe me, these children have a lot of bread in them and they are good people, but we have to work with them. This is not only done by the coaches in the gym. We are like a father, like a mother to them. But the state also has to work.”

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Bulgaria: New Web Platform

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Bulgaria: New Web Platform

“Romalo” is the new voice of the Roma community in Bulgaria – the platform where Roma can find answers to important questions. The goal is to significantly reduce misconceptions about Roma, says its creator Mihail Mishev.

If you type “Roma” into the most popular online search engines, you will mostly come across headlines about crimes committed by Roma. You will also find publications about the attitude of other ethnic groups towards Roma, and most likely a video by the most popular YouTuber in Bulgaria – Slavi Katsarov (The Clashers), entitled “50 facts and myths about Roma, between reality and stereotypes”. You may also come across a story from the “good example” category.

In “Romalo”, Roma people tell stories, explain the daily problems of the community and comment on political events and important topics. “There was no platform where we could talk and read, communicate in a meaningful language for the community,” says the activist, political scientist and freelance journalist. In conversations with his relatives and acquaintances from the Roma community, Mihail recognized the need for such a place. And decided to create it.

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Really?

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Really?

Quite a buzz because of a Bulgarian romani video on Instagram that highlight the commonality of Romanes, Hindi, and Urdu.

Ever heard about Sanskrit and Prakrit?

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Bulgaria: Houses Destruction

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Bulgaria: Houses Destruction

An investment decision by the Vratsa municipality is forcing some of the residents of the “Mladost” district to leave their homes. The demolition of some of the houses in the neighborhood began this morning.

Initially, four of the buildings that are no longer habitable will be destroyed. The rest are being given a grace period so that people can find new homes. New houses will be built on the site instead.

Roma families live in some of the properties being demolished by the municipality. However, people in the neighbourhood claim that the place has been an arena of tension for more than 20 years.

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Bulgaria and Local Elections

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Bulgaria and Local Elections

In Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, there are local mayoral elections. Apparently, the DPS party has not been doing well recently in the town, but their candidate is “activating” the Roma vote. Whatever this means, as in Bulgaria, there have been allegations of vote buying among Roma since a long time.

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Europe, Bulgaria, and Roma

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Europe, Bulgaria, and Roma

The headline says it all: Praise of “Roma” in Brussels, and here: A mother gave birth to 6 children by different fathers, keeps them hungry!

First we hope that he 6 children did not happen in one go … and then, this kind of pandering to the worst negative stereotypes against Roma but also against Europe is really bad. Let’s just remind these people that without Europe, they would have a lot more to complain about.

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Bulgaria – a police case

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Bulgaria – a police case

A truck driver was the victim of a brutal attack after he hit a horse on the road. According to information from Nova TV, two young men beat and robbed him. The injured man managed to escape from the attackers, but later, already in the village of Medovina, he felt unwell, fell from the truck and was taken to hospital in serious condition.

Well, the truck driver probably killed the only mean of subsistence of these Roma. And maybe he did not want to pay for it …

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Stolipinovo and School Start

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Stolipinovo and School Start

Stolipinovo is one of the largest Mahala (Roma neighbourhood) in Bulgaria in the city of Plovdiv. On the eve of the new school year, Plovdiv Regional Governor Prof. Hristina Yancheva visited Plovdiv’s Stolipinovo to talk to parents, children and volunteers from the local community, the regional administration announced. The meetings aim to build trust and motivate families to support education as a path to a better future for their children.

Let’s hope this works.

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Bulgaria and Stereotypes

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Bulgaria and Stereotypes

This time a story of a wedding that lasted 15 days in the Kumulka Mahala in Burgas. Apparently the child of a notorious thief.

Bad.

  • “Градски легенди” от сърцето на “Кумлука” – една история за 15-дневната сватба на Пандурито, крадеца-ветеран и…. In Flagman. 08.09.2025. https://www.flagman.bg/article/360106#google_vignette
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Bulgaria: Desegregation

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Bulgaria: Desegregation

For the third consecutive year, Montana Municipality will work on a project for educational desegregation and integration of students from the Kosharnik district, announced Mayor Zlatko Zhivkov.

Free transportation to five of the schools in the city has been provided for 218 children from the Roma district. This is a basic condition for them to attend class. Also, most of them – 198 students will be provided with teaching aids and materials. An educational mediator will establish the school-family relationship and monitor for manifestations of discrimination.

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Stara Zagora: Another Article

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Stara Zagora: Another Article

An action to remove 101 illegal buildings near the Stara Zagora “Lozenets” quarter is underway. In the months before it, 14 buildings were voluntarily removed; another 30 are awaiting a court decision under an appeal procedure. A total of 450 illegal Roma buildings in and near the quarter have been removed in recent years.

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Dead Baby

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Dead Baby

Two articles about a dead baby, around one and a half month old in Burgas, Bulgaria. His parents – aged 19 and 23 – have been detained by the police to clarify the case. Both are of Roma origin.

Sad story, but why indicate that the parents are Roma?

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Stara Zagora – Demolitions

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Stara Zagora – Demolitions

The Stara Zagora municipality in Bulgaria has started the demolition of more than a hundred “illegal” Roma houses. According to the municipality, there was no way that these houses could be regularised. A few families have apparently accepted the offers for municipal housing, but most have not.

Bad.

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Reality Shows in Bulgaria

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Reality Shows in Bulgaria

On a reality show on Bulgarian TV, called “Wild and Beautiful”, a man asked on a blind date “Would you have a relationship with a man of Roma origin?” It seems that at least some people reacted to this …

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Bulgaria and Roma Settlements

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Bulgaria and Roma Settlements

Employees of “ViK – Smolyan” in central Bulgaria, together with police teams, carried out a massive inspection in the Roma neighbourhood of Ustovo, known as “Second Kilometre”. The reason was suspicion of illegal connection to the water supply network.

They found illegal connections. On the other hand, as the municipalities refuse to acknowledge the existence of these Roma neighbourhood, their inhabitants have no other means than illegally tap water and electricity.

Bad.

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Sofia: Accident and Surveillance

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Sofia: Accident and Surveillance

Following an accident where a passenger of a public bus was run over, a specialized police operation is being carried out in the Roma neighbourhoods of Sofia. They will be monitoring whether traffic rules are being followed, and patrols will be deployed at the entrances and exits of the neighbourhoods. Law enforcement officers will collect the data of vehicle drivers and subsequently they will be checked at the schools where they received their driving licenses.

So in brief, when there is an accident, it has to be Roma?

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Bulgarian School Dropouts

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Bulgarian School Dropouts

Another article on the school dropouts in the Plovdiv region. Apparently, 430 children dropped out last year, prompting the authorities to increase inspections to a total of 22’000. It turns out that 290 of these children dropped out because they left the country. The 140 other who dropped out, according to the news did so because of a “lack of financial opportunities for inclusion in the education system and of course – early marriages.

They could have dropped the “of course” here…

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US Report on Bulgaria

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US Report on Bulgaria

Murder, torture, cruel treatment or punishment continue to be major human rights violations in Bulgaria. This is stated in the new annual report of the United States on the state of human rights in 2024.

However, the document does not mention corruption, as well as discrimination based on ethnicity and sexual orientation, which remain a serious problem in Bulgaria. The news comes more than a year after the last report on the topic, which pointed to corruption, police violence and discrimination as the main problems in Bulgaria.

Unfortunately, a predictable outcome…

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Arson in Bulgaria

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Arson in Bulgaria

Millionaire heir Borislav Minev, son of the Roma businessman from Parvomay and owner of the Bor Chvor dairy company Dimitar Minev, is wanted by the Ministry of Interior as the mastermind behind the fiery attack at the Bamboo Premium Live club in Sozopol.

On the night of Sunday to Monday, over 350 customers of the night folk bar, mostly teenagers, were urgently evacuated by the security of the establishment due to thick clouds of poisonous smoke spreading, and investigators determined that it was a case of military smoke deliberately ignited in the women’s toilets due to a disco war that broke out in the seaside resort town, writes Weekend.

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