Balgarianovinite.com A protest under the slogan “Not One More” blocked traffic in front of the Palace of Justice in Sofia on Tuesday. The demonstration was organized by the Feminist Mobilizations collective to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
“Statistics compiled by our collective show that 23 women have died this year as a result of domestic violence,” Aleks Tankova from the organizing team said, adding that the protest would continue with a march.
The organizers said that they demand greater visibility of the issue of domestic and gender-based violence and prevention-focused policies – not only punishment for those who have already committed crimes.
The Protection against Domestic Violence Act should protect every victim of domestic abuse, regardless of the length of the relationship, race, ethnicity, age, disability, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, economic status, or other factors, the Feminist Mobilizations collective said.
They called for concrete plans detailing where crisis and counseling centres for survivors of violence are located, how many exist, what their capacity is, and what funding is allocated. They also urged the introduction of mandatory sex education classes in school curricula as a preventive measure against sexual harassment, adding that the country must clearly commit to protecting the bodily autonomy of children and young people.
“We demand an immediate end to institutional violence against trans women and LGBTI+ people. We also demand that the State fulfill and expand its commitment to collecting and producing official statistics on gender-based violence,” the organizers said. They added that definitions of femicide, gender-based violence, and hate crimes must be introduced into the Penal Code.
The collective also called for a legal framework to address psychological and economic violence and all other forms of violence against women beyond physical assault. They pointed out that physical assault is currently the only form of gender-based violence recognized in Bulgarian criminal law. Protest over Violence against Women Blocks Traffic outside Sofia’s Palace of Justice 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-25 18:32:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law