Bulgarian Nationalists Under Attack from Left, Right

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25 May 2011 / 17:36

Bulgaria's political parties condemned on Wednesday the actions of the nationalist Ataka party in front of a Sofia mosque last week, as three MPs announced they are leaving the party.
 Novinite (Sofia News Agency)


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The parties demanded that the Prosecutor's Office carry out a probe and presses legal charges against those responsible for the bloody clash. "The Prime Minister must kick Ataka out of the Parliament, and take a firm stand against the behavior of its party members and followers," Lyutvi Mestan, MP from the ethnic Turkish party Movement for Rights and Freedoms, DPS, said in parliament....more....

Bulgaria: Attack on Muslims 'Not Mere Hooliganism'

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24 May 2011 / 12:06

The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee has criticised the decision of the Prosecutor to press hooliganism charges against supporters of the nationalist Ataka party accused of assaulting Muslims in Sofia.
Novinite (Sofia Press Agency)


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"This is an inadequate decision. Friday's violence was not just a disruption of public order...it was a crime against citizens' rights. The victims of this racist crime are (Bulgarian) citizens and the state owns them justice," the committee declared Monday....more....

Bulgarian Nationalists in Violent Protest at Mosque

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20 May 2011 / 16:57

Supporters of the Bulgarian nationalist Ataka party held a protest that turned violent in front of a mosque in downtown Sofia on Friday, leaving several people injured.
Novinite (Sofia News Agency)


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The nationalists staged a rally in front of the Sofia's Banya Bashi mosque, protesting the fact it has loudspeakers that broadcast Muslim prayers in the surrounding area....more...

Wikileaks: Bulgaria's Ataka Shows Anti-US Sentiment

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18 May 2011 / 10:53

In a cable sent from the US embassy in Sofia in 2005, the then American ambassador John Beyrle warned of the increasing anti-American stance of the nationalist Ataka party.
Wikileaks
The anti-American sentiment from the party, which has backed the ruling GERB party in parliament since it came to power in 2009, focused on US military facilities on Bulgarian soil and the country's participation in the Iraq coalition. ...more...

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