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Behind the criminal curtain

Gabriel Hershman — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:02:00 +0200

Bulgaria, like the rest of eastern Europe, still has a poor image in the UK press.

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church: Angels and demons?

Clive Leviev-Sawyer — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:03:00 +0200

The State Security scandal is likely to prove damaging but not, ultimately, destructive.

The smell of ice

Anna Hristova, Dnevnik.bg — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:02:00 +0200

A cutting-edge guide to ice skating in Sofia and other cities.

Digital age spawns big brother bosses

Dollores Benezic — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:02:00 +0200

Employers across Europe have read workers’ private emails and chat conversations by illegally using secret computer surveillance software.

Bulgarian asylum system pushes migrants west

Juliana Koleva — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:02:00 +0200

Bulgaria fails to integrate its refugees and routinely locks up asylum seekers.

The dissident drama

Gabriel Hershman — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:01:00 +0300

The late Welsh filmmaker Kenneth Griffith, a scourge of the English establishment, was also a committed Bulgarphile.

How do they count us all?

Darryl Fears, The Washington Post — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0300

The UN has no way of knowing for certain when the seven billion people milestone will be reached.

Bai Tosho and the Brother Leader

Clive Leviev-Sawyer — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:03:00 +0300

When two dictators met to discuss changes in the Arab World.

Love thy English Neighbour

Gabriel Hershman — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:02:00 +0300

The TV version of writer Mikail Veshim's popular novel gently mocks the parochialism of Bulgarian countryfolk.

9/11 remembered

The Sofia Echo staff — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:02:00 +0300

Bulgarians remember where they were on the fateful day and their attitude to unfolding events.

Remembering the twin towers

Ted Landphair — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:02:00 +0300

Fifty thousand people – about the same number as live in entire American cities such as Pine Bluff, Arkansas, toiled inside them.

On the sofa with a mad dog

Gabriel Hershman — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:02:00 +0300

Muammar Gaddafi's regression to psychopathic behaviour has exposed EU politicians as mercenary, malleable and Machiavellian.

Fear and loathing in the UK

Gabriel Hershman — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:02:00 +0300

Feral violence and looting in major cities triggers another debate on 'broken Britain'.

Bulgarian babes

Gabriel Hershman — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:01:00 +0300

Sheinovo hospital provided good service despite the initial prospect of paying for your preferred surgeon.

God's lonely man

Gabriel Hershman and Theodora Doychinova — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0300

City taxi drivers are too often disaffected loners who feel entitled to fleece passengers.

Going for a Burton

Gabriel Hershman — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:00:00 +0300

A new biography of the Welsh superstar rehashes some legends but fails to cast light on his brilliance.

Sonisphere 2011: Maiden Athens

Nick Iliev — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:00:00 +0300

TerraVibe Park 2011 witnessed another classic performance from Eddie and Co.

Meet Lora

Ina Ignatova — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:00:00 +0300

A new Bulgarian film about Sofian life had a shoestring budget.

Goading goats

Ina Ignatova — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:00:00 +0300

Angela Rodel, an American with a Bulgarian soul, recounts her experience of working on a home-grown film.

New from Nu Boyana

Gabriel Hershman — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:00:00 +0300

Sly Stallone, the city of Sofia and satire all feature in the studio's recent and pending output.