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Writing
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Green Revolution: How Eco-Activism Made Bulgaria Care Again
28 Nov 2012 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Environmental campaigners have shown they can fight the system – but how far can they fix it?
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Two Poems
15 Jul 2012 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Two of my Bulgarian poems from “Апокрифни животни” recently appeared in English translation in issue # 17 of Absinthe: New European Writing.
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Turkey: Gold Miners Not Welcome
15 Jun 2012 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Mining companies eyeing gold deposits in Turkey’s Kaz Mountains promise a boost to the local economy, but villagers are skeptical.
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Mountains of Gold
25 Jan 2012 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
The Rosia Montana mine is one of the oldest mines in the world, but now it threatens to destroy the ancient village it long ago built.
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Tongue Oppressor
20 Jan 2012 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
How Lukashenko’s Belarus muzzles the press
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Bombing Sarajevo
05 Jan 2012 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
A crew of Bosnian snowboarders want to restore their capital’s war-ravaged Olympic resorts to international glory, and a burgeoning adventure-travel scene just might make it possible.
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Bulgaria: Small-town Mayor Leads Opposition against Gold Mine
18 Nov 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Zulbie Ahmed, modern-minded mayor of Ovchari, takes a strong stand against a modern mining company—she confronts the managers of Dundee Precious Metals and consistently votes against their plans.
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Bulgaria: The Gold Mine and the Beekeeper’s Fable
16 Nov 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Author and beekeeper Ismail Yakup says the Bulgarian government is ignoring the voice of the Krumovgrad community by supporting an open-pit gold mine that will pollute the soil, water, and air.
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Bulgaria: A Town Debates Plans for an Open-Pit Mine
14 Nov 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
In the cafes of Krumovgrad, Bulgaria, young and old debate the proposed opening of a large open-pit gold mine by a Canadian company, a project that could increase jobs—but also contaminate the water.
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A Threat to Public Order
04 Nov 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Or, How My Love of Belarusian Tractors Got Me Arrested by the KGB
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