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Lea Vajsova: There are now ruptures through which a feminist movement will start unfolding in Bulgaria

Note by the LeftEast editors: This interview with Lea Vajsova was conducted by Yuliana Metodieva for the Bulgarian website Marginalia. BG . It was translated from the Bulgarian by Dorotea Stefanova and Stoyo Tetevenski and reprinted with Lea Vajsova’s permission. Lea Vajsova, PhD is an assistant professor at the department of Sociology in Sofia University. […]

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Bulgaria’s growing problem with violence among children: a piece is missing or the puzzle is wrong?

A pupil leans on her desk in an empty classroom in Sofia 25 September 2007. Thousands of Bulgarian teachers around the country begun an indefinite effective strike 24 September 2007, seeking to double their pay. Education Minister Daniel Valtchev has offered primary and secondary school teachers, who earn an average of 200 euros per month, pay increases of 32 percent. AFP PHOTO/ BORYANA KATSAROVA / AFP PHOTO / BORYANA KATSAROVA

Note from the LeftEast editors: this article has been published in cooperation with the Serbo-Croatian web portal Bilten.Org For three years now Bulgaria is experiencing a growing concern with violence among children, especially at school. Experts, NGOs, government representatives and media are contesting to restate their commitment to end children’s aggressive behavior, impelled by recurring […]