Bulgaria
This ATV-Riding Immigrant Hunter Is the New Face of Europe's Far Right
Thirty-year-old former wrestler and scrapyard owner Dinko Valev rose to international notoriety after uploading cellphone videos of his migrant hunting in the remote, mountainous Strandzha region of Bulgaria.
The Grueling Lives of Foreign Students Who Spend Summers Working in America
They go to the best universities in their home countries. But in America, they're just "the help."
Video of Bulgarian Vigilantes Tying Up Migrants Highlights Political Xenophobia, Say Rights Groups
Bulgaria's prime minister and border police chief have previously publicly thanked vigilante groups who have been videoed detaining and tying up migrants, in breach of the country's laws.
55 Bulgarian Artists Create an Illustrated Deck of Cards
With an ongoing Kickstarter campaign, the illustrators behind Infinite Collision hope to play their cards right.
My Introduction to Boza, the Breast-Enhancing Proto-Beer of Bulgaria
For Bulgarians, boza tastes of tradition, childhood, and the old country. For someone who hasn't been drinking it their entire life, it tastes like breadmaker slop that’s been sitting around for days.
Beaten, Robbed, Set Upon by Dogs: Welcome to Europe
Last month, Oxfam documented systematic human rights abuses by police in Bulgaria targeting refugees passing through the country. VICE News traveled to Serbia to hear firsthand accounts.
Bulgaria to Russian Military Aircraft: 'You Shall Not Pass!'
Bulgaria's refusal to let Russian military supply flights travel through its airspace on their way to Syria won't stop the flights — but it will make them take a whole lot longer.
This Is the High Tech Fence Bulgaria and Hungary Want to Keep Out Refugees
These cameras can see who's coming across the border and what they're holding.
Fortress Europe: The Billion Dollar Machine That Keeps Migrants at Bay
Part 1 of a two-part VICE News series examining the multi-billion dollar finances of European border control — how much gets spent and who pockets the cash?
What an Ex-Soldier's Fortified Bulgarian Compound Says About the UK Independence Movement
VICE News traveled to Bulgaria to meet John Rees-Evans, a defense-obsessed survivalist who stood as a UKIP candidate in last week's election, when the anti-immigration party took 12 percent of the vote.
Russia Is Playing Whack-a-Mole with the Online Black Market for Imported Food
Russian officials have blocked three websites and sued four more that have been offering imported hot commodities such as cheeses, seafood, and meat.
US Navy Sends Destroyer to Persian Gulf After Iran Seizes Cargo Ship
The USS Farragut has been sent to the Persian Gulf after Iranian military captured a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship, then ordered the captain to turn towards Iran.