In 1997 Bulgaria was at breaking point, facing an overall crisis. Tens of thousands of people were protesting daily against the former Communist government. On 10 January the country's parliament in Sofia came under siege.
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Women in Camps
Women in Camps
Women in Camps
Survivors of the Communist Forced Labour Camp in the Bulgarian city of Lovech.
Between 1944 and 1953, some 12,000 men and women passed through these camps, with an additional 5,000 between 1956 and 1962. The camp at Belene alone is believed to have held 7,000 people in 1952. Another source estimates a total of 187,000 political prisoners in Bulgaria during this period.
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An episode of the 1991 documentary, "The Camps". Director Atanas Kiryakov
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