Countries
1: Africa.
2: Americas.
3: Asia-Pacific.
4: Europe.
- 4.1: Belgium.
- 4.2: Bulgaria.
  - 4.2.1: Introduction.
  - 4.2.2: List of Detention Sites.
  - 4.2.3: Map of Detention Sites.
  - 4.2.4: Country Links.
  - 4.2.5: Reference List.
- 4.3: Cyprus.
- 4.4: Czech Republic.
- 4.5: Denmark.
- 4.6: Estonia.
- 4.7: Finland.
- 4.8: France.
- 4.9: Greece.
- 4.10: Hungary.
- 4.11: Ireland.
- 4.12: Italy.
- 4.13: Latvia.
- 4.14: Lithuania.
- 4.15: Luxembourg.
- 4.16: Malta.
- 4.17: Netherlands.
- 4.18: Norway.
- 4.19: Poland.
- 4.20: Portugal.
- 4.21: Romania.
- 4.22: Slovakia.
- 4.23: Slovenia.
- 4.24: Spain.
- 4.25: Sweden.
- 4.26: Switzerland.
- 4.27: Turkey.
- 4.28: Ukraine.
- 4.29: United Kingdom.
5: Middle East .

Quick Facts

Dedicated immigration detention facilities: 2 (2011)

Detention capacity at dedicated facility: 700 (2011)

Maximum length of detention: 18 months

Asylum seekers: 1,025 (2011)

Number of deportations: 295 (2010)

Est. undocumented population: 10,000 (2010)

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International Organisations

NGOs and Research Institutions

Media

Last updated: August 2011

Bulgaria Detention Profile

Map of "In Use" Detention Sites

For more detailed information, see the complete List of Detention Sites.

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Sources
(This is only a partial list. More detailed information is available upon request.)

Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC). 2010. Human Rights in Bulgaria in 2009: Annual Report. BHC. April 2010. http://www.bghelsinki.org/upload/resources/Human-Rights-in-Bulgaria-en-2009.pdf (accessed 26 July 2010).
Bulgarian Ministry of Interior (MOI). Web site. Chief Directorate “Border Police”. http://www.mvr.bg/en/AboutUs/StructuralUnits/National+MoI+Services/BorderPolice/default.htm (accessed 12 May 2010).
Bulgarian Ministry of Interior (MOI). Web site. Migration Directorate. http://www.mvr.bg/en/AboutUs/StructuralUnits/National+MoI+Services/Police/dir_migracia.htm (accessed 12 May 2010).
Ilareva, Valeria. 2008. Immigration Detention under International and EC Law. Conference paper for the International Conference of the Refugee Law Reader “The Dynamics of Refugee Protection in an Era of Globalization.” Brussels. December 2008. http://lcri.hit.bg/LARC_paper_Ilareva.pdf (accessed 26 July 2010).
Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS). 2010. Becoming Vulnerable in Detention: Civil Society Report on the Detention of Vulnerable Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants in the European Union. JRS-Europe. June 2010. http://detention-in-europe.org/images/stories/DEVAS/jrs-europe_becoming%20vulnerable%20in%20detention_june%202010_public_updated%20on%2012july10.pdf (accessed 19 July 2010).
Savova, Iliana (Bulgarian Helsinki Committee). 2010a. Interview by Alex MacKinnon (Global Detention Project). Phone conversation. 26 July 2010. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.
Savova, Iliana (Bulgarian Helsinki Committee). 2010b. Email message to Alex MacKinnon (Global Detention Project). 8 June 2010. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.
Tsvetkova, R. 2011. “Bulgaria and the common European policy for refugee.” Radio Bulgaria. 9 May 2011.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). 2011. “Crossing a border irregularly is not a crime for a refugee.” UNHCR. 9 June 2011. http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2011/crossing-a-border-irregularly-is-not-a-crime-for-a-refugee.html (accessed 11 August 2011).