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Nationalists Want to Close All Refugee Camps in Bulgaria

Bulgarian far-right parties VMRO-BND, NFSB and Аttack have staged a protest demanding the closure of all refugee camps in Bulgaria and the return of their residents to Turkey. The protest was attended by Bulgarian MEP...

by Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
A boy kicks at a fire in the Harmanli refugee camp in Bulgaria. (Image: UNHCR)

Bulgarian far-right parties VMRO-BND, NFSB and Аttack have staged a protest demanding the closure of all refugee camps in Bulgaria and the return of their residents to Turkey. The protest was attended by Bulgarian MEP Angel Dzhambazki, a Bulgarian politician and currently a member of the European Parliament. The event was supported by the Bulgarian Socialist Party and attended by several hundred people who chanted "We should fight for our people" and "Aliens out."

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