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Damian Vodenicharov

Damian Vodenicharov has worked as a journalist for 15 years, most of them as a freelancer. He has worked for France24, RFI, Arte, ABC News Australia, and Euronews, among others. Although he is a video journalist, radio remains a passion of his to this day.

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August 02, 2023
Bulgaria's Rose Industry Wilts Amid Lack Of Pickers

Bulgaria is the world’s largest producer of rose oil, used in medicines and perfumes, but its centuries-old industry is struggling. First COVID-19, then a lack of pickers, and now a threat of new European Union rules have made for hard times on the country's sweeping fields of roses.
June 28, 2023
Outspoken Russian Anti-War Activist Denied Asylum By Bulgaria

Russian activist Aleksandr Stotsky faces deportation after being denied political asylum by Bulgaria. He joins dozens of Russians who have had their applications rejected by the government in Sofia. The 27-year old says he could be sent to war or prison if he is forced to return to Russia.
May 28, 2023
Bulgarian Mountain Rescue Dog Teams Rely Heavily On Volunteers

Ten rescue dog teams train hard to prepare for avalanches and lost hikers in Bulgaria's rugged mountains. The underfunded rescue service depends on dedicated volunteers, who live with their dogs and rely on their own resources. With rescue vehicles scarce, rescuers say dogs help get people down too.
February 04, 2023
Bulgarian Artist Helps Revive Comic Book Heroes He Loved As Kid

The comics that fired Juliano Dimitrov's imagination as a child in Bulgaria are back -- thanks in part to his own artistic skills. The only state-sanctioned comic of the country in the 1980s, Duga, or Rainbow, is being revived. This edition melds the artwork of new creatives with that of veterans.
January 09, 2023
'The Bulgarian Spirit Pulled Me Back': Mask-Maker Returns Home To Continue Father's Work

Lyudmil Yordanov is a third-generation maker of traditional Bulgarian "kuker" masks. He returned from doing menial jobs in the United States to develop the family craft.
December 18, 2022
Bulgarian Brothers Battle Fish-Killing Hydropower

Two Bulgarian brothers are campaigning for limits to be placed on the size of dams, arguing that many existing hydropower installations in their country are destroying aquatic life.

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