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https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/156882_misho_s_memorial-1024x680.jpg1024680Five years ago today, Mihail was fatally attacked in Sofia’s Borisova Garden by a gang who wanted to “clean the park of gays”, according to eyewitnesses. In June last year I travelled to the Bulgarian capital to support the LGBTI Pride. While there, I met with Mihail’s mother Hristina, who told us how her son’s killers attacked him because they thought he was gay. Hristina is struggling with the prolonged inaction of Bulgaria’s criminal justice system. After five years, Mihail’s killers have not yet been brought to justice. Hristina told me she felt left alone by the authorities as she did not have the impression that they were taking her case seriously. In spite of that, her gaze communicated so much strength. I was struck by her determination to seek justice, not only for her son but also for all those who experience the pernicious effects of transphobia and homophobia. “What is driving me to seek justice is that no more cases like this should happen. The victims who do not dare to complain should not be afraid anymore to complain. I don’t see the point of complaining if there is no law. It is not only my case. My case got publicity but there are more similar cases that no one is talking about,” she told us.