Progressive sections in Bulgaria have been opposing the ‘Lukovmarsh’ torch processions organized in honor of the Nazi collaborator Hristo Lukov. These processions have been held in Sofia since 2003 

The neo-Nazi National Socialist Underground (NSU) exposed in 2011 was found to be involved in multiple murders, bombings and robberies. It was also found that in some cases, personnel of the security services were connected with the NSU attacks on leftists and human rights activists