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  • A road; to the right of it is a sign bearing the words "Border Region" in English and Bulgarian.
    Migration through Bulgaria

    Unmarked graves on the EU border

    Bulgaria has assumed a key role in controlling migration into the EU. People attempting to cross from Turkey to Bulgaria report violence, pushbacks and unanswered emergency calls. Dozens have been killed or gone missing.

    By Margherita Capacci, Christian Elia, Cecilia Fasciani, Sofia Turati 06.05.2026
  • The bride's hair is covered with a red headscarf, her painted doll-like face framed with silk flower garlands and streaks of shiny tinsel, making her unrecognisable. She is then presented to her husband-to-be clad in traditional attire of dark crimson baggy pants, multi-coloured apron and bodice and henna-painted fingertips contrasting with his simple blue jeans and black blazer.
    Bulgaria's Muslim minority

    Bulgarian Pomaks keep traditional wedding rite alive

    A wedding extravaganza of bright colours, flowers, feasting and dancing, yet the bride, Nefie Eminkova, who comes from Bulgaria's Pomak – Muslim – minority, can see none of it. Her eyes must remain tightly closed until the imam gives his blessing.

    11.01.2022

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