The Office of the Grand Mufti reported seven cases of desecration of or damage to mosques, two incidents of damage to the offices of the Grand Mufti and one case of the desecration of a grave.
The Bilitis Resource Centre reported one physical assault resulting in serious injury against a gay man after he participated in Sofia Pride.
UNHCR reported one racist incident - a serious physical assault by a group against two asylum seekers from Afghanistan, resulting in the hospitalization of one of the victims.
The European Roma Rights Centre reported three murders, one of a Roma woman when an explosive device was left outside her office and the others of two men who were stabbed to death; and one physical assault against a Roma man, resulting in serious injury.
ODIHR observes that Bulgaria has not reported on hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech and/or discrimination.