More people were subjected to domestic violence in 2023 than during the previous year, shows an analysis which is part of a project by the National Programme for Prevention and Protection against Domestic Violence for the period from 2024 until 2026...
Last year, more than 20 women in Bulgaria were killed by their partners or other men in their lives. The number of registered cases of domestic violence for 2023 is almost 1400. At least ten women lost their lives in the first six months of 2024,..
The fight against domestic violence is a top priority, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel said at the inaugural meeting of the National Council for Prevention and Protection from Domestic Violence, which was held at..
More than 20 women were killed by men in Bulgaria last year, and nearly 1,400 cases of domestic violence were registered. The findings were unveiled during a conference dedicated to the fight against domestic violence. Deputy Minister of Justice, Georgi..
Alarming results have been revealed by a study by psychologists from Veliko Tarnovo University and the Ekaterina Karavelova Women's Society in Silistra, which found that every fourth Bulgarian has been a victim or has witnessed violence . The study..
The number of crimes has decreased by 3.7% compared to 2022, and 3% more cases were solved, the General Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Zhivko Kotsev, has reported. A decrease was observed in crimes against persons, theft of..
"After the "Debora" case, we have an avalanche of reports of domestic violence, as well as requests that have been filed with the regional courts," said Zornitsa Shumanova, head of the newly created unit for domestic violence at the General Directorate..
Sculptor Vezhdi Rashidov is resigning as member of parliament. In a press release he says that besides leaving parliament, he is also leaving the party he is member of - GERB, and politics as such. He does not say what the reason is, but on 7..
Bulgaria’s National Assembly overrode President Radev’s veto on amendments to the Judicial System Act. 131 MPs voted in favor, 47 MPs voted against and 6 MPs abstained. The Bulgarian Socialist Party and “Vazrazhdane” voted against and “There is Such a..
At an extraordinary sitting today, the members of parliament will discuss, at first reading, amendments to the Criminal Code and the Protection Against Domestic Violence Act. Last Thursday, the members of the National Assembly’s Legal Affairs..
