Bulgaria - 2012
Nation-wide organisations that express racist or xenophobic sentiments/discourse in the form either of hate speech or promote an anti-migrant and/or anti-minority agenda
- Code:
- RED36
- Key Area:
- Political Parties-organisations - Racist & Xenophobic Discourse
- Strand(s):
- Racism
| Short Answer |
No. |
| Qualitative Info |
However, there are media reports about the existence of neo-Nazi organisations operating locally in Bulgaria’s second largest city of Plovdiv. According to the media, the Blood and Honour organisation unifies the skinheads, while three other organisations, named Combat 18, C 18, and Plovdiv 28, bring together people with fascist views. The most popular of these organisations has some 400-500 supporters. The majority of the organisations’ followers are teenagers of lower positions in the hierarchy forming so called ‘squads for self-protection’. Their leaders are described as of age of 30s and 40s, well educated and with prestigious professions. These organisations are alleged of being responsible for numerous street fights, attacks against Roma, migrants, and homosexuals. |
| Organisations | |
| Size - Membership | |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender |
| Type (R/D) | Extremism - organised Racist Violence |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | |
| External Url | http://www.monitor.bg/article?id=219011 |
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