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Live counts

8Last 24 hours
21Last 7 days
21Last 30 days
21Recorded in total

Last alert: · Updated: 2026-10-23 10:51 UTC

30-day snapshot

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Busiest day: 2026-10-22 (7)

By type

Gathering11
Assault7
Shooting2
Violent protest1

Cities with the most alerts

Sofia (11)
Burgas (3)
Karnobat (2)
Varna (1)
Plovdiv (1)
Pavlikeni (1)
Pomorie (1)
Dupnitsa (1)

Recent alerts

alertsTypeLast seensourcesconfidence
A protest against migrant crime will be held in front of the Courthouse in Sofia - Taralej: The truth matters · SofiaGathering233/100 unverified
Protest of students in Sofia, demanding the resignation of Minister Valchev · SofiaGathering223/100 unverified
Nikolay Popov burst out for the murderer of Milen Tsvetkov and announced a protest in Sofia - Anons.bg · SofiaGathering323/100 verified
A rally in front of the Courthouse in Burgas supported the arrested mayor of Sungurlare - BNR News · BurgasGathering750/100 verified
Young people are preparing a protest against migrant crime in Sofia after the bloody attack in front of the NDK - bgdnes.bg · SofiaAssault223/100 unverified
A protest under the title "Safety and predictability of jobs in API" is taking place in front of the building of the road agency in Sofia - Utro Ruse · SofiaGathering1053/100 verified
A 45-year-old man goes to court for the robbery of two women and an attack with a knife in Dupnitsa - www.24chasa.bg · DupnitsaAssault215/100 unverified
Seven arrested during an operation in Pomorie and Aheloy, drugs and ammunition were found · PomorieGathering223/100 unverified
Protest in Pavlikeni due to the new schedule of BDZ: Six trains will pass without stopping - bTV News · PavlikeniGathering639/100 verified
Protest in front of the presidency demands stronger defense ᐉ News from Fakti.bg - Bulgaria - Fakti.bg · SofiaGathering5953/100 verified
Relatives of the detained mayor of Sungurlare protest in front of the ODMVR in Burgas · BurgasGathering1039/100 verified
Exclusive: In Plovdiv, the perpetrator of the bloody attack in front of the NDK was arrested · PlovdivAssault839/100 verified
A Syrian man was arrested for a knife attack against two boys in Sofia - Mediapool.bg · SofiaAssault539/100 verified
Burgas with new successes in sports shooting - Black Sea Lighthouse · BurgasShooting223/100 unverified
"He was in shock and covered in blood": The stabbed child in Karnobat had 10 cm stab wounds · KarnobatAssault539/100 verified
A 14-year-old is wanted for a knife attack on a classmate in front of a high school in Karnobat · KarnobatAssault839/100 verified
Bulgaria and the world - Paris set the tone for a wave of protests in Europe - Struma · SofiaGathering739/100 verified
Mass fight between families in Lom, there was shooting, seven people were arrested ᐉ News from Fakti.bg - Bulgaria - Fakti.bg · SofiaShooting439/100 verified
A foreigner attacked an emergency team in Varna · VarnaAssault331/100 verified
Europe is on fire with protests: And in Lisbon, thousands came out against the high cost of living - News from southwestern Bulgaria · SofiaGathering231/100 unverified
A wave of protests and riots rocked France, Italy and Albania - Today Bulgaria · SofiaViolent protest223/100 unverified

Frequently asked questions

Are there protests, strikes or incidents in Bulgaria today?

In the last 24 hours alerts.live shows 8 alerts in Bulgaria; in the last 7 days 21; in the last 30 days 21. Counts update about every 10 minutes from public news and official open-data sources.

What kinds of incidents are tracked in Bulgaria?

alerts.live tracks assaults, clashes, shootings, closures and gatherings (protests, strikes, marches). Last 30 days in Bulgaria: Gathering 11, Assault 7, Shooting 2, Violent protest 1.

Where does the information for Bulgaria come from?

Alerts are detected automatically in news articles and official feeds, and every alert links to its original articles. 88 distinct sources are linked for Bulgaria (novini247.com, nova.bg, fakti.bg, burgasmedia.com, blitz.bg).

How reliable are these alerts?

Each alert has a confidence score from 0 to 100 that rises with independent sources and official confirmation. In Bulgaria over the last 30 days the average is 34/100 and 13 of 21 alerts are verified. See the methodology page for how it is computed.

Is this a safety score for Bulgaria?

No. alerts.live is descriptive: it counts and maps reported events and does not rate how safe a place is. Always follow local authorities and official guidance.

How can I follow alerts for Bulgaria?

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Sources

novini247.com (6) · nova.bg (5) · fakti.bg (5) · burgasmedia.com (5) · blitz.bg (5) · stolica.bg (4) · vesti.bg (3) · utroruse.com (3) · taralej.bg (3) · struma.com (3) · mediapool.bg (3) · focus-news.net (3)

Descriptive, not a safety score. alerts.live counts and maps events reported by public sources. It does not rate how safe a place is. Informational only, not official: follow local authorities.