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It reaches the conclusion that the State, the society and the media are in the grip of backstage oligarchic structures which forcefully impose their interests without complying with the laws and principles of democracy. Bulgaria is again the focus of attention with organized crime and corruption at all echelons of power and <strong>Bivol<\/strong> is featured as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/info.arte.tv\/fr\/la-liberte-de-la-presse-en-europe\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>La libert\u00e9 de la presse en Europe<\/strong><\/a> (Freedom of Press in Europe)<\/p>\n<p>(Excerpt on Bulgaria)<\/p>\n<p>While Bulgarian journalists are struggling to practice their trade in healthy conditions, Northern Europe excels, but not France\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Assaults, threats, censorship &#8211; since 2007 and Bulgaria\u2019s accession the European Union, the freedom of the press has continued to plummet persistently. In the latest \u201cWorld Press Freedom Index 2014&#8243; of Reporters Without Borders, the country fell from the 57<sup>th<\/sup> to 106<sup>th<\/sup> place. The NGO is particularly alarmed by the persecution of investigative journalists and the &#8220;repeated attacks&#8221; of which journalists were victims during demonstrations calling for the resignation of the Bulgarian government in the summer of 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Lyuba Kulezic keeps a dark memory of that summer. The free and without taboo voice of the host of one of the most watched talk shows of the main private TV channel in the country is not to the liking of everyone. On July 13, 2013, she was attacked on the street, kicked to the ground by blows. The next day she appeared on the screen filled with emotion, her face swollen. 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