At the beginning of August 2018, Bulgarian MEP Emil Radev (ruling party Citizens of European Development of Bulgaria, GERB/European People’s Party, EPP), together with arms dealer Nikolai Gigov and Dimitar …
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Yet another attack against freedom of speech in Bulgaria
Lawsuit against Bivol in Greece over article about the Badr tanker
Lawsuits against the investigative reporting outlet Bivol were among the cases discussed at the New Horizons in Journalism international conference, hosted by the World Press Institute and the Association of European …
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Exclusive reports from Russia and Ukraine
Putin Moves to Legalise His Hijacking of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
The Russian federation has found a way to legalise its capture of Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant. Russia’s armed forces stormed the Zaporizhzhia plant in South-Eastern Ukraine in March 2022. …
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Bivol and Capital distinguished as contributors to German documentary on Ruja Ignatova
Investigative reporting outlet Bivol and the weekly newspaper Capital were the only Bulgarian media invited to work on the production of a new documentary about cryptoqueen Ruja Ignatova. Die Kryptoqueen …
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Official documents, photos and videos by Bivol show:
Sofia secretly selling old weapons meant for Ukraine via Romania and Poland
Instead of offering military help in an official and transparent way, Bulgaria is secretly selling weapons meant for Ukraine through Poland and Romania, Bivol found out in a joint investigation …
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International investigation by OCCRP with Bivol on the team
Three Bulgarian companies importing phosphates from Bashar Assad; sanctioned Putin oligarch Andrey Melnichenko among the clients
Three Bulgarian companies have been importing phosphates from the Syrian Arab Republic, whose president Bashar Assad and his ministry of oil have been under US sanctions since 2011 and under …
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OCCRP Investigation
A ‘Bloody’ Trade: Inside the Murky Supply Chain of Syrian Phosphates into Europe
Imports of Syrian phosphates into Europe have boomed over the past several years. The importers include Serbia and Ukraine, as well EU members Italy, Bulgaria, Spain, and Poland. Security firms …
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Interview for the International Press Institute (IPI) Podcast
The war against freedom of speech in Bulgaria
“Bulgaria is at war against freedom of speech,” stated Asen Yordanov, the founder of the Investigative Journalism Site “Bivol” in an interview for the podcast “MFRR in Focus”. The interview …
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Prompted by Bivol and the Panama Papers:
Anti-corruption body acts on Bivol’s findings about Vassil Bozhkov’s property
Bulgaria’s Commission for Anti-Corruption and Illegal Assets Forfeiture (CACIAF) is working on seizing the property of gambling boss Vassil Bozhkov, known as the Skull, identified by Bivol in an investigation …
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Powerful US Lobbyist Aids Businesses Linked to Sanctioned Bulgarian Lawmaker, Has Joint Company with Notorious Attorney
United States (US) Democratic Party lobbyist Anthony Podesta has signed lobbying deals worth more than USD 2 million with Bulgarian companies whose owners are linked to controversial Bulgarian lawmaker, former media mogul …
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Lawsuit is described as typical SLAPP, aimed at silencing and destroying inconvenient media
Eurohold Bulgaria sues Bivol for the record sum of €0,5 mln.
”A large Bulgarian company is suing investigative website Bivol for the record-high amount of 1 million BGN.” That is what attorney Alexander Kashumov announced at an event organized by the …
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