A freelance journalist, blogger, scriptwriter, historian, student of Arabic studies and more…
I have many and different interests: history, cinema, social sciences, filmmaking, human rights, internet, traveling…
Latest posts by Yavor Mihaylov
Bulgaria, Macedonia: Rapprochement Through Literature
Yavor Mihaylov reports on how Bulgarian and Macedonian bloggers, through literature, have contributed more to the improvement of the Bulgarian-Macedonian relations than the Bulgarian and Macedonian governments from the recent...
Bulgaria: Statehood in Crisis
Yavor Mihailov tells the saga of the Bulgarian blogosphere's humorous, creative, and relentless campaign against the interior minister of the country, and how it helped lead to his resignation.
Bulgaria, Macedonia: Blog Wars Over History
The relations between Bulgaria and Macedonia are no less complex and incomprehensible than those between Greece and Macedonia, although lately the former get less media exposure than the latter. The...
Bulgaria: What Can Force a Minister to Resign?
The deputy director of Bulgaria's special division for combating organized crime has been arrested on charges of corruption and contacts with organized crime groups. The minister of the interior is...
Bulgaria: Rethinking History – A National Holiday in Days of Tragedy
On Feb. 28, a fire on the train from Kardam to Sofia killed nine people. The majority of Bulgarians thought that a national mourning must be declared, but the authorities...
Bulgaria: Against Internet “Bugging”
This year, the Bulgarian government has issued a decree, which, among other things, allows the security services to gather from each internet user the data about who they have written...
