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Magdalena Tasheva is a Bulgarian journalist, most notable for her articles in the newspaper of far-right party Ataka. She is also Ataka member of Parliament and working as anchor on Ataka's TV channel Alfa, which calls itself the “television of truth.”

Controversy

Alfa Television is infamous for its use of very harsh rhetoric against foreigners and minorities. It has reviled Syrian refugees as radical Islamists and scroungers who will plunge Bulgaria into deeper poverty. Speaking on the channel, Tasheva said, “They are not refugees; they are terrorists.” She has also called them “savages,” “scum,” and “mass murderers.” She compared them to monkeys.