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I Was Kidnapped by a Bulgarian Human Trafficking Ring

Of the estimated 30 million people trapped in slavery around the world, only about 140,000 of them come from Europe. While that might make some Europeans feel a little better about the continent they're dwelling on (bankrupt and increasingly irrelevant), it shouldn't. Because that slavery statistic is constantly rising. Full story

Elena Geroska Knocks on Strangers' Doors and Asks to Photograph Their Houses

Elena Geroska is a young photographer from Skopje, Macedonia, who for the past four years has been living and studying in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. For her latest project, 'Traces,' Elena went around the city knocking on strangers' doors and asking them to let her photograph Full story

And This Is How Bulgarians Scare Evil Spirits Away

Kukeri is a traditional Bulgarian ritual that takes place in an attempt to scare away evil spirits and bring good harvest and health to the community for the year. They do this by imitating sex and giving birth and wearing massive wooden dicks around their waists. Full story

Bulgaria’s Immigrant Bummer

Bulgaria’s “special homes” are essentially prisons for immigrants. The official purpose of these centers is to detain illegal immigrants until they can be deported, but many long-term inmates are refugees seeking asylum who have gotten caught in the system. Full story

Hey Man, Nice Shot - Video of a Bulgarian Politician Escaping Assassination

Bulgarian opposition leader Ahmed Dogan survived an attempted assassination today in the nation’s capital Sofia after a gunman rushed the lectern where the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms Party was speaking. But when the would-be assassin raised his gun directly to… Full story

Gardening, Bulgaria Style

Zdravko Donev, a contractor from Bourgas, Bulgaria, woke up to discover seven pickaxes stuck in his Audi. The incident was the first recorded case of a trend now sweeping the nation: People puncturing cars with heavy-duty hardware. Full story

World Peace Update

World Peace Update

Last week, Satan and his evil minions just barely managed to quench their thirst on a limited supply of human slaughter. Lucky for them, this week is a veritable bloodbath of failed peace attempts from an eclectic band of stooges including California police, suicide bombers, squa… Full story

Shot by Kern

Bulgaria

Finding yourself in a place where each girl is hotter than the next is harder than you'd imagine. Full story

This Is How Bulgarians Celebrate Their Culture

With a radioactive dosage of kitsch. Full story

Life As a Gypsy's No Walk in the Park

Except for when they do just that to protest fascist assholes. Full story