LGBTI – the new media target in place of Roma? (The image of minority and vulnerable groups in Bulgarian media)

23/06/2023

LGBTI – the new media target in place of Roma? (The image of minority and vulnerable groups in Bulgarian media) is a report, developed within the framework of the project "Scaling up the role of civil society of vulnerable communities in Bulgaria to respond to discrimination, intolerance, hate speech and hate crimes" (EQUAL TOGETHER). The project is co-financed by the European Union programme "Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values" (2021 - 2027) and it is implemented by a consortium coordinated by the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee in partnership with NGO "Organization Drom", and other organisations. The report aims to examine how Bulgarian media portrayed traditional minority groups, specific vulnerable groups such as LGBTI, as well as migrants from the Middle East and North Africa, and from Ukraine, crossing or residing in the country. The research of the media between January and February 2023 pays particular attention to the use of hate speech against these groups in the media.