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1 | Rise of Bulgaria's Tomato Revolution | Bolgaria: Revolisiona Voatabia |
2 | On November 24, people gathered in front of the Bulgarian Parliament in the capital city of Sofia, thus officializing what has become known as the ‘Tomato Revolution.' | Nanao famoriam-bahoaka teo anoloan'ny Antenimiera Bolgariana ny vahoaka tamin'ny 24 Novambra, ary nampahafantatra tamin'ny fomba ofisialy ilay fantatra amin'ny anarana hoe” Revolisiona Voatabia”. |
3 | Tomato threat over the Parliament | Mandrahona ny Antenimiera ny voatabia |
4 | The logo of the Tomato Revolution Facebook event. | Sary famantarana ny Revolisiona Voatabia tao amin'ny hetsika Facebook. |
5 | Screenshot adapted by the author. | Pikantsary nataon'ny mpanoratra. |
6 | On November 9, the independent media outlet OFFNews published photos [bg] of the Courthouse building smudged with tomato sauce. | Tamin'ny 9 Novambra, namoaka ny sarin' [bg] ny lapan'ny Antenimiera feno saosy voatabia ny fampahalalam-baovao tsy miankina OFFNews. |
7 | It is unclear who did it and why. | Tsy fantatra izay olona nanao izany sy ny antony nanaovany izany. |
8 | On November 14, Nikolay Kolev, aka Bossiya (The Barefoot), published an open letter [bg] on his blog, openly threatening to throw tomatoes at the government buildings, because he held the Bulgarian officials responsible for the rampant corruption in the country. | Tamin'ny 4 Novambra, Nikolay Kolev, aka Bossiya (Tsy mikararo), namoaka taratasy misokatra [bg] tao amin'ny bilaoginy, nandrahona mivantana fa hanipy voatabia eo amin'ny tranoben'ny governemanta, satria niampanga ny manampahefana Bolgara ho tompon'andraikitra amin'ny fihanaky ny kolikoly ao amin'ny firenena izy. |
9 | The letter was sent to the Parliament, the President, the Prime Minister, the Supreme Judicial Council, the Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio. | Nalefa ho an'ny Antenimiera, ny filoha, ny Praiminisitra, ny Filan-kevitra Ambonin'ny Mpitsara, ny Onjam-peo sy ny fahitalavim-pirenena Bolgariana ny taratasy. |
10 | Bossiya wrote: | Hoy i Bossiya nanoratra: |
11 | All of you manage institutions that are directly responsible for the condition our country has been in in the recent years. | Samy mitantana andrim-panjakana ny tsirairay aminareo izay tompon'andraikitra mivantana amin'ny toe-draharaha misy eto amin'ny firenena tao anatin'izay taona vitsy izay. |
12 | That's why I think you are the main culprits of the terrible state of the country and the society. | Izany indrindra no mahatonga ahy hihevitra fa ianareo no meloka voalohany amin'ny toe-draharaha mampatahotra eto amin'ny firenena sy ny fiarahamonina. |
13 | Corruption, crime, irresponsibility, information fog, servant behaviour and demoralization reign the country. | Kolikoly, vono olona, tsy fandraisana andraikitra, vaovao mampisavorovoro, fitondrantena mpanaraka ambokony sy ny fahakiviana no manjaka eto amin'ny firenena. |
14 | Fudge as well as theatrical poses and monologues daily cloud the minds and hopes of the society as a whole and of each Bulgarian citizen individually. | Tetika maizimaizina sy fihetsika amboamboarina ary resaka mandeha tsy voizina no manamaizina isan'andro ny fanahy sy ny fanantenan'ny fiarahamonina rehetra sy ireo Bolgara tsirairay avy. |
15 | In his open letter, Bossiya also exposed the details of his peaceful symbolic protest: | Tao amin'ny taratasiny misokatra, nampiseho ny antsipirihan'ny hetsika an'ohatra milamina ataony ihany koa i Bossiya : |
16 | On November 20 (Tuesday), I will buy from the supermarket 6 (six) rotten tomatoes and distribute them to one of the six institutions which I addressed. | Amin'ny Talata 20 Novambra, hividy voatabia lò 6 (enina) eny amin'ny magazay lehibe aho ary hizara izany ho an'ireo andrim-panjakana enina tsirairay avy izay resahiko eto. |
17 | At 10 am, I will be in front of the Parliament, and I will throw a tomato at its facade in protest against the lack of orientation, professionalism and patriotism in lawmaking. | Amin'ny 10 ora maraina, ho eo anoloan'ny Antenimiera aho, ary hitoraka voatabia eo anoloan'ny tranobe ho fanoherana ny tsy fisian'ny soridàlana, ny maha-matihanina sy ny fitiavan-tanindrazana eo amin'ny famolavolana ny lalàna. |
18 | I will do so to protest low-quality law texts bringing only misfortunes to the society and the Bulgarian citizen. | Ho ataoko izany ho fanoherana ireo fotopoto-dalàna ambany kalitao izay tsy mitondra afa-tsy fahavoazana mafy ho an'ny fiarahamonina sy ny olom-pirenena Bolgara. |
19 | The law should be socially useful, not crafted against the people. | Tokony ilaina amin'ny ara-tsosialy ny lalàna, fa tsy atao hamelezana olona. |
20 | Then I will go to the Presidential palace and hurl the next tomato at its facade. | Avy eo, handeha ho eny amin'ny lapam-panjakana aho ary ho hatsipiko eo amin'ny lafin-trano ivelany indray ny voatabia manaraka. |
21 | It will be against the consistent inaction by the presidential institution, its stooped posture while meeting with international representatives and the appointment of lowlives as diplomats. | Ho fanoherana ny tsy fihetsehana maharitra ataon'ny andrim-panjakan'ny prezidansa, sy ny fahambanian'ny fihetsiny rehefa mihaona amin'ny solontena iraisam-pirenena ary koa ny fanendrena ireo faikan'olona ho diplaomaty. |
22 | [I will throw it] against the uncritical attitude in signing the decrees of laws coming into force. | [Ho hatsipiko izany] ho fanoherana ny hetsika mila ranondranony amin'ny fanaovana sonia ireo didim-panjakana ho hampiharina. |
23 | The third tomato will be thrown in front of the Prime Minister's HQs for overall policies and actions against the society and national interests. | Ho hatsipiko eo anoloan'ny biraon'ny Praiminisitra kosa ny voatabia fahatelo noho ny politikany ankapobeny sy ny asany tsy mitondra tombotsoa ho an'ny fiarahamonina sy ny ho an'ny firenena. |
24 | The fourth tomato will be thrown against the Courthouse. | Ho hatsipy ao amin'ny Lapan'ny Fitsarana kosa ny voatabia fahaefatra. |
25 | I don't need to explain why to my compatriots. | Tsy mila hazavaiko amin'ny mpiray tanindrazana intsony hoe nahoana. |
26 | The fifth and the sixth tomatoes will be thrown against the Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio because they serve a small bunch of political criminals and gangsters on our money. | Ny voatabia faha-dimy sy faha-enina kosa dia ho hatsipiko ao amin'ny Onjam-peo sy Fahitalavi-panjakana Bolgara satria miasa amin'ny volantsika ho an'ireo vondrona mpanao politika mpamono olona izy ireo. |
27 | On Tuesday, November 20, Bossiya was arrested [bg] in front of the Parliament, where reportedly 40 policemen were deployed waiting for him to show up. | Tamin'ny Talata 2O Novambra, voasambotra [bg] teo anoloan'ny Antenimieram-pirenena i Bossiya, fantatra fa polisy 40 no napetraka hiandry sy hisambotra azy. |
28 | Reactions were contrasted, as some news outlets were dismissing his action as “a salad” [bg], while others were sidelining [bg] with his action. | Nifanipaka tanteraka ny fihetseham-po, fampahalalam-baovao sasany nitsipaka ny fihetsiny ho toy ny “lainga”” [bg], raha toa kosa ka nanohana azy ny hafa [bg]. |
29 | Political stances were equally distinct, and netizens reflected these positions on Twitter as well: | Mifanohitra ihany koa ny fihetsik'ireo mpanao politika, nambaran'ireo mpiserasera tao amin'ny Twitter izany fihetsika izany : |
30 | Oh well, if 40 policemen are needed to arrest a single man with a tomato, for a man with an aubergine, we'll need to call NATO or other suchlike. | Eny, raha polisy 40 no ilaina hisambotra lehilahy iray miaraka amin'ny voatabia, raha miaraka amiin'ny baranjely izany mila miantso ny OTAN isika na mitovitovy amin'izany. |
31 | Some bonker threw a tomato at the Parliament today and is now a ‘saint,' it's because of such morons that our country is in this situation. | Olona tsy ampy kely nitoraka voatabia androany teo amin'ny Antenimieram-pirenena ary nanjary “masina” izy ankehitriny, noho izany adala izany no mahatonga ny firenentsika anatin'izao toe-draharaha izao. |
32 | Reacting to the disproportianate participation of 40 special forces policemen to arrest a single man, netizens joke: | Naneho hevitra manoloana ny tsy fifandanjana amin'ny fidiran'ireo mpitandro ny filaminana 40 an-tsehatra mba hisambotra olona iray, namazivazy toy izao ireo mpiserasera: |
33 | Ali Tomato and the 40 thieves [An allusion to “Ali Baba and the 40 thieves,” a popular classic story] | Ali Voatabia sy ny mpangalatra 40 [Milaza momba an'i “Ali Baba sy ireo mpangalatra 40,”] |
34 | The Parliament's canteen will be named “Don Tomato” | Ho antsoina hoe “Don Tomato” ny fihinanan-kanin'ny Antenimiera |
35 | Later on, the media announced that Bossiya was charged with “hooliganism” and risked up to two years in jail. | Fotoana fohy taty aoriana, nanambara ny fampahalalam-baovao fa voarohirohy ho “jiolahy mpanakorontana” i Bossiya ka mety hahazo sazy an-tranomaizina roa taona. |
36 | A Facebook group [bg] “Tomatina - The Tomato Revolution” was created, in support of Bossiya and calling for a demonstration and symbolic tomato throwing at the Parliament on November 24. | Natsangana ny Vondrona Facebook [bg] “Tomatina - Revolisiona Voatabia” ho fanohanana an'i Bossiya ary niantso ho amin'ny fihetsiketsehana sy fitorahana voatabia saimbolik izy ireo teo amin'ny Antenimiera tamin'ny 24 Novambra . |
37 | “Each tomato - a bomb against the rulers” | “Voatabia tsirairay - Baomba ho fanoherana ireo Mpitondra” |
38 | The initiative gained momentum and broad support [bg], with more than 1,000 people subscribing to attend. | Nahazo tosika sy fanohanana betsaka ny hetsika [bg], olona maherin'ny 1000 no nilaza fa hoavy hanatrika ny fihetsiketsehana. |
39 | The media reported [bg] that vegetable sellers from Sofia's most popular supermarket refused to make people pay for tomatoes if those were to be used at the protest. | Nitatitra [bg] ny fampahalalam-baovao fa mpivarotra legioma ao amin'ny magazay lehibe be olona ao Sofia no tsy nampandòa vola ireo olona tonga nividy voatabia raha toa ka ampiasana amin'ny fihetsiketsehana izany. |
40 | “Wake up, the mafia rules us!” | “Mifohaza, mitondra antsika ny mafia!” |
41 | A banner from the demo. | Sora-baventy tao amin'ny fihetsiketsehana. |
42 | Image by Ruslan Trad (CC-by-SA 3.0) | Sary: Ruslan Trad (CC-by-SA 3.0) |
43 | The November 24 protest was live-streamed by Assen Guenov, a contributor to the independent Open Government initiative. | Nalefan'i Assen Guenov mivantana ny fihetsiketsehana tamin'ny 24 Novambra, mpandray anjara tamin'ny fisantaran'andraikitra tsy miankina Open Government (Governemanta Misokatra) i Assen. |
44 | Some of the participants tweeted: | Hoy ireo mpandray anjara sasany nisioka: |
45 | Police presence around the Parliament is robust #TomatoRevolution | Mafonja ny fisian'ireo polisy manodidina ny Antenimiera #TomatoRevolution |
46 | Channel 3 announced that 300-400 people are attending. #TomatoRevolution [Channel 3 is an independent TV channel which was also live-streaming the protest] | Nanambara ny fahitalavitra fantsona 3 fa olona 300-400 no tonga nanatrika ny hetsika #TomatoRevolution [Fahitalavitra tsy miankina ny fantsona 3 izay nandefa mivantana ny hetsika ihany koa] |
47 | Twitter user @ju joked echoing the infamous outcry in some media that called to limit the influence of the social media in the country: | Mpisera Twitter @ju namazivazy mikasika ny fahatezerana manala-baraka nataonà gazety iray miantso mba hofehezina ny fahefan'ny fampahalalam-baovao sosialy ao amin'ny firenena : |
48 | The word “tomato” is banned on Facebook in Bulgaria | Voaràra ao amin'ny Facebook ao Bolgaria ny teny hoe “voatabia” |
49 | Global Voices Author Ruslan Trad has published a few photos from the protest, and I have curated a Storify [bg, en] with more background information. | Mpanoratra ao amin'ny Global Voices Ruslan Trad, namoaka sary vitsivitsy tao amin'ny fihetsiketsehana, ary nanangona Storify [bg, en] izy ho fanampim-baovao. |