SOFIA, Bulgaria, April 21 (UNHCR) - Until a few months ago, Bulgaria was regarded as a safe haven for Iraqi refugees. But the UN refugee agency fears that the Balkans nation has changed its protection ...

A Sofia court has upheld Russian opposition activist Ksenia Eliseeva's denial of asylum in Bulgaria – claiming her activism is unlikely to have much impact on Russian society. Ksenia Eliseeva (left) ...

Civilians flee from Idlib toward the north to find safety inside Syria near the border with Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. Syrian troops are waging an offensive in the last rebel stronghold. (AP ...

When Russian citizens who have been involved in dissident activities seek asylum in Bulgaria they are often rejected – and the reasons remain unclear. Konstantin Semenov is a founder of a company ...

(Beirut) – Bulgarian authorities should suspend any plans to deport Saudi human rights defender Abdulrahman al-Khalidi to Saudi Arabia, and should allow his resettlement to a third country, twenty ...

This former military barracks in Bulgaria has become a symbol of the E.U.’s increasingly strict policing of its borders — and of what may come next. By Caitlin L. Chandler Caitlin L. Chandler, who ...

A group of 20 human rights organizations said on Monday that Bulgarian authorities should suspend plans to deport Saudi human rights defender Abdulrahman al-Khalidi to Saudi Arabia and allow his ...