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Boris Mitov

Boris Mitov has been a correspondent for RFE/RL's Bulgarian Service since 2019 and has more than 15 years of experience as an investigative reporter. He has followed the work of Bulgaria's security services and judicial system for various media outlets, including for the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA), Sega, and Mediapool.

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August 07, 2024
Bulgarian Parliament Adopts Amendment Banning LGBT 'Promotion' In Schools

The Bulgarian parliament passed an amendment on August 7 to ban LGBT "propaganda" in schools and voted to pass a separate change that defines the concept of "nontraditional sexual orientation."
November 10, 2023
The 'Inhumane' Practices Of Bulgaria's Psychiatric Hospitals

The death of a 25-year-old man in a psychiatric hospital highlights what a report by Bulgaria's ombudswoman called the "cruel, inhuman, and degrading" treatment of patients. The man died in a fire while he was locked in an isolation room, tied down for hours, and left without medical supervision.
March 24, 2023
Old Coins, An Anonymous Tip, And 'Urgent Actions' Land A Bulgarian Investigative Reporter In Jail

A pesky local investigative reporter in Bulgaria spends a day in jail after an anonymous tip sends elite cops on "urgent" warrantless raids over...ancient coins?
March 21, 2023
Special Investigation: Bulgarian Blasts, Russian Agents, And The War On Ukraine

There has been a string of unexplained fires and explosions at locations connected to Bulgaria's arms industry. With mounting evidence of Russian involvement, critics accused Bulgarian authorities of dragging their feet.
March 21, 2023
Special Report: Bulgarian Blasts And Russia's War In Ukraine

A special RFE/RL investigation looks into allegations of Russian sabotage, cover-ups by Bulgarian authorities, and whether Bulgarian arms depots are still at risk as Russia's war in Ukraine enters a second year.
July 14, 2022
EU's Stern Message On Bulgarian Justice Gets Muddied By 'Pistol And Gold' Photo Scandal

Brussels' urgent advice on how Bulgaria should tackle corruption and reform its notoriously politicized justice system got muddied by the reemergence of an old photo scandal involving a former prime minister, a pistol, gold bars, and stacks of euros.
April 22, 2021
Data Shows Alleged Russian Agents In Bulgaria Around Time Of Arms-Depot Blasts

Czech officials blame a secretive Russian military intelligence unit for a 2014 explosion at an ammunition depot. Members of that same unit were traveling in Bulgaria around the same time that six explosions hit Bulgarian weapons factories in 2014 and 2015.
February 15, 2021
Bulgarian Businessman Investigated After Helping Reveal 'Eight Dwarves' Scandal

Bulgarian prosecutors are investigating a prominent Sofia businessman who fled the country after helping to reveal a fraud scheme allegedly involving prosecutors in the capital Sofia.
January 20, 2021
Back To The Beach In Bulgaria. Or Is It A Beach At All?

A legal battle over whether a small strip of Black Sea shoreline is a beach or not reveals a struggle to impose the rule of law over one of Bulgaria's most influential politicians.
May 31, 2020
Vindication? Ex-Minister Takes Aim At Bulgaria's 'Totalitarian Instinct'

Ex-Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov says his two-year legal battle is a cautionary tale of shadowy prosecutions in postcommunist Bulgaria, with lessons that extend well beyond politics.
January 17, 2020
Sofia Cautious On Reports Tying Soleimani To 2012 Bulgaria Bombing

Reports tie Iran’s assassinated Quds Force commander to a 2012 bombing in Bulgaria that killed five Israelis and their driver. But Bulgaria’s prime minister and the courts are hesitant.
December 19, 2019
Bulgarian Poison Probe Focuses On Russian Spy Chief Suspected In Novichok Attack On Skripals

Bulgarian officials say a Russian spy chief implicated in the Novichok attack in Britain is also at the heart of their investigation into the poisoning of a Bulgarian arms manufacturer in 2015.
February 21, 2019
Poisoned Arms Dealer Suggests Attackers Had Help Inside Bulgaria

Emilian Gebrev, a Bulgarian businessman who fell into a coma in April 2015 with symptoms of severe poisoning, says he believes whoever was involved in the attack against him had help from inside Bulgaria.

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