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Georgi A. Angelov

Georgi A. Angelov has been a journalist for RFE/RL's Bulgarian Service since 2022. He started his career 20 years ago at the Smolyan newspaper Otzvuk. He then worked for a number of national newspapers. He was a reporter at Dnevnik, an editor at OFFNews.bg, and a writer and correspondent at the Bulgarian section of Deutsche Welle.

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May 19, 2024
I Worked For The 'Mushroom Machine': Inside Bulgaria's Cash-For-Disinformation Network

An RFE/RL correspondent dipped his toe into a notorious content-sharing platform in Bulgaria where users get paid for setting up websites that spread disinformation and pro-Russian narratives.
April 05, 2024
Myth Busted: Communist Bulgaria Was Actually Rife With Crime

New research has shown that there were twice as many violent deaths in the four decades of communist rule than in the years of democratization since the fall of the regime.
January 14, 2024
The Battle To Clear The Black Sea Of Mines

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, ships in the Black Sea have faced a rising threat from mines. Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania -- the only three NATO littoral states -- have announced a joint effort to eliminate them amid Russian efforts to add more.
October 26, 2023
Suspected Russian GPS Jamming Risks Fresh Dangers In Black Sea Region

First Romania, now Bulgaria is reporting problems with GPS, with pilots complaining of outages of the satellite navigation system just before landing in Sofia. Bulgarian officials are being careful not to blame Moscow but say the GPS glitches became an issue shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine.
October 10, 2023
Russian Kremlin Critics Fleeing To Bulgaria Often Find They Are Not Welcome

More than 200 Russians, many of them critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin, have asked for asylum in Bulgaria since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Only 15, however, have received it.
September 25, 2023
After Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine, Bulgaria Is Rapidly Trying To Modernize Its Armed Forces

Bulgaria has long postponed modernizing its armed forces, which still rely on Soviet-era weapons. But Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has served as a wake-up call.
June 16, 2023
Bulgarian Beer Shop Targeted By Far-Right Parliamentary Party For Displaying International Flags

The word "Jude" alongside a Star of David was daubed on a shop window in the Bulgarian capital after a tense standoff with supporters from the far-right, nationalist Revival party, whose pugilistic leader and heavy-handed stunts have propelled it to nearly 14 percent support nationally.
March 23, 2023
Bulgaria's Pro-Kremlin Leader Refuses To Send Soviet-Era Fighter Jets And Tanks To Ukraine

Bulgaria is refusing to dip into its stockpile of Soviet-era tanks and fighter jets to help Ukraine in its war against Russia despite an enticing offer from Washington that would allow Sofia to modernize its own military force.
February 12, 2023
Bulgaria Abuzz With Online Rumors About 'EU Plot' To Make Everyone Eat Insects

Are EU bureaucrats in Brussels secretly plotting to make eating bugs mandatory across Europe? No, but that hasn't stopped the rumor mill from churning in EU-member Bulgaria after a campaign of disinformation popularized in Russia.
February 02, 2023
'They Will Send The Army To Ukraine': Bulgarian Social Media Flooded With Rumors Of Military Draft

Will Bulgarian men be conscripted to go fight in Ukraine against invading Russian forces? No, but that hasn't stopped such rumors from spreading on social media in the Balkan country -- and for people to believe them.
January 20, 2023
Pro-Ukrainian Facebook Users In Bulgaria Complain Of Accounts Being Blocked

As artists, writers, and activists, they have legions of followers on Facebook in Bulgaria. When it comes to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, their stance is loud and clear: they stand with Kyiv. And for that, they say they've been blocked by a company hired to moderate Facebook in the country.

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