{"id":"BGR-005","notes":"Coded Sep 25 2026 from Civic Space Watch. TC-39 used for administrative restriction of assemblies (relocation/bans), not criminalisation.","country":"Bulgaria","sources":[{"url":"https://civicspacewatch.eu/alert/bulgaria-authorities-continue-to-restrict-palestine-solidarity-protests/","citation":"https://civicspacewatch.eu/alert/bulgaria-authorities-continue-to-restrict-palestine-solidarity-protests/"},{"url":"https://bcnl.org/zashtita-na-pravoto-na-protest-v-sofiya","citation":"https://bcnl.org/zashtita-na-pravoto-na-protest-v-sofiya"}],"summary":"Sofia Municipality has repeatedly restricted peaceful Gaza solidarity demonstrations. On 30 September 2025 the mayor ordered Amnesty International Bulgaria to move a protest planned near a hall hosting a Bulgaria–Israel basketball game to a site eight kilometres away, citing vague public-order concerns although the State Security Agency identified no risk. In May 2025 the Supreme Administrative Court ruled that mayors' orders moving protests are not subject to judicial review. At least five such protests were banned in October–November 2023, against 4 refusals out of 2,628 notifications between January 2020 and April 2023.","tactics":[{"code":"TC-39","role":"primary","label":"Mass Criminalization of Protest and Civic Mobilization","needs_review":false}],"version":1,"channels":["Administrative relocation and bans of assemblies by the mayor"],"entities":[{"id":1183,"name":"Sofia Municipality (mayor); Supreme Administrative Court (no judicial review)","role":"actor","entity_type":"Government Official"},{"id":1184,"name":"Amnesty International Bulgaria and Palestine solidarity groups","role":"target","entity_type":"CSO; Movement"}],"date_text":"30/09/2025","created_at":"2026-09-25T12:58:53.63998+00:00","escalation":3,"harm_track":"Track 3 — Operational Suppression","narratives":[],"report_ids":[],"signal_ids":[],"updated_at":"2026-09-25T12:58:53.63998+00:00","occurred_on":"2025-09-30","campaign_ids":[],"enabler_type":"","response_ids":[],"trigger_type":"TR-02: Civic Mobilization","campaign_phase":"","civic_response":"","date_precision":"day","enabler_status":"","campaigns_served":[],"consequence_category":"Operational Suppression","institutional_consequence":"Assembly restricted; Judicial review removed"}