Title: Dvizhenie za Prava I Sbobodi / Movement for Rights and Freedom

URL: http://dps.bg/

Description: In Bulgarian, English and Turkish. Founded in 1990, the MRF, a Bulgarian political party, formed to represent the interests of the Turkish ethnic minority, but has since broadened its goals and platform to embrace all issues of civil rights in Bulgaria, aiming "to contribute to the unity of the Bulgarian people and to the full and unequivocal compliance with the rights and freedoms of mankind and of all religious and cultural communities in Bulgaria". Site contains news, policy information, documents, organizational structure and information on the 2007 election.

Captured 15 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jan 18, 2013

Videos: 21 Videos Captured

Subject:   civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial,  civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities,  civil and political rights--political parties and movements,  economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic

Title: DROM

URL: http://drom-vidin.org/

Description: In Bulgarian and English. Organization Drom is a Roma rights NGO in Bulgaria that focuses on integrating schools for Roma children. The site contains reports, photographs, and videos.

Captured 3 times between Jul 19, 2012 and Jan 18, 2013

Videos: 6 Videos Captured

Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--education,  civil and political rights--discrimination--ethnic and racial discrimination

Title: Omo "Iliniden" - Pirin: Member of the European Free Alliance - EFA

URL: http://omoilindenpirin.org/

Description: In English, Bulgarian, and Macedonian. OMO "Ilinden" - PIRIN is a democratic party in the Republic of Bulgaria, that protects the rights of the minorities and strives for the decentralization of the country. It is the only political party that fights for the rights of the Macedonian minority in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian government refuses to acknowledge the existence of the large Macedonian minority in Pirin Macedonia and continues to violate its basic human rights. Members and supporters of OMO "Ilinden" - PIRIN (political party and human rights organization) and OMO Ilinden (human and minority rights organization) have been videotaped, harassed, beaten, fined, and even imprisoned simply for asserting their ethnic Macedonian identity.

Captured 15 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jan 18, 2013

Subject:   armed conflict and persecution--harassment and humiliation,  civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial,  civil and political rights--political parties and movements,  civil and political rights--freedom of speech,  civil and political rights--freedom of assembly,  economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic

Title: Bulgarian Helsinki Committee

URL: http://www.bghelsinki.org/bg/

Description: In Bulgarian and English. Formed in 1992, the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee is a non-governmental organization that aims to promote respect for the human rights of every individual, to stimulate legislative reform to bring Bulgarian legislation in line with international human rights standards, to trigger public debate on human rights issues, to carry out advocacy for the protection of human rights, and to popularise and make widely available human rights instruments. Contains news archive, downloads of newsletters, position papers (Bulgarian only), list of publications, legislative documents and human rights resources.

Captured 19 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jan 18, 2013

Videos: 68 Videos Captured

Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations,  civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--death penalty,  civil and political rights--freedom of religion,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform,  armed conflict and persecution--displacement,  economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--mental disability,  economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic