Dr. Dony K. Donev
Western journalism, even in the days before the pastors' trial, widely covered the event in the reactionary press, making an unsuccessful attempt to present it as a campaign against churches and religion in a socialist country. The trial was attended by representatives of the American and British legations in Sofia, the agencies "United Press", "Reuters", "Telepress", "International News Service", the newspaper "New York Times", etc. In the photo: a group of foreign journalists and Pastor Chambers (in the middle of the first row) during the trial.
The Milwaukee Journal – January 12, 1949 – Preachers Arrested in Bulgaria
Ottawa Citizen – February 8, 1949 Protestant Leaders Indicted in Bulgaria
Lodi News-Sentinel – February 11, 1949 – Bulgaria Arrests 15 Protestant Pastors
The Free Lance-Star – February 11, 1949 – 15 Pastors in Bulgaria Officially Tried for Treason
Ottawa Citizen – February 12, 1949 Geneva, World Council of Churches: Bulgarian charges dismissed
The Evening Independent – February 12, 1949 – Council of Churches denies espionage allegations
Gettysburg Times – February 17, 1949 – Bulgaria Tries 15 Protestant Pastors on February 25
The Evening Independent – February 17, 1949 – Bulgaria forms new national Orthodox church
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – February 22, 1949 – 15 Protestant Pastors Charged with Espionage
Schenectady Gazette – February 24, 1949 – Bulgaria Rejects American Protests Against Pastoral Arrests
The Milwaukee Journal – February 24, 1949 – Bulgarian Bible Believers Under Fire in Red-Dominated Country
The Deseret News – February 25, 1949 – Church leader asks for prayer for Reds victims
The Deseret News – February 25, 1949 – Associated Press: Two Bulgarian Pastors Plead Guilty
The Evening Independent – February 26, 1949 Third Church Leader Pleads Guilty
The Deseret News – February 26, 1949 – Chief defendant pleads guilty – third plea in just two days
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – February 26, 1949 – 5 Pastors Plead Guilty in Bulgaria
The Milwaukee Journal – February 28, 1949 – More officials plead guilty to espionage – five Bulgarian pastors tell of relationships with Americans
The Pittsburgh Press – February 28, 1949 – Russia Questions Religion and Patriotism
The Milwaukee Journal – March 1, 1949 – All Plead Guilty in the Pastoral Trials in Bulgaria
The Pittsburgh Press – March 1, 1949 – 15 pastors plead guilty in Bulgaria – all but one plead guilty
St. Petersburg Times – March 2, 1949 – Prosecutors testify in Bulgarian spy trials after defendants' confessions
Prescott Evening Courier – March 2, 1949 – Bulgaria Suddenly Stops 42 Testimonies
St. Petersburg Times – March 4, 1949 – The Church in Bulgaria is Repressed
The Telegraph – March 5, 1949 – Trial in Bulgaria ends with pleas for mercy
The Pittsburgh Press – March 6, 1949 – 15 Protestant pastors in Bulgaria stand in the dock to plead for their lives
The Glasgow Herald – March 12, 1949 – Bulgarian trials in doubt – confessions in question
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – April 7, 1949 – Pastoral trials have repercussions at the UN
The Milwaukee Journal – April 30, 1949 – Bulgarian Church Severs Ties with Methodism
The Pittsburgh Press – May 1, 1949 – UN Condemns Charges Against Churches
Sarasota Journal – January 22, 1969 – Pastor Dr. Ladin Popov – Bulgarian Billy Graham to preach on Wednesday
The Evening Independent – February 24, 1973 – H. Popov to preach after 13 years behind the Iron Curtain
Schenectady Gazette – January 22, 1985 – Rev. Kulichev's Bulgarian Church Does Not Accept a State Pastor
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