Daphne Tolis
daphnetolis.bsky.social
Daphne Tolis
@daphnetolis.bsky.social
Came from Twitter. Producer/Journalist/Filmmaker. Based in Greece.

🏆 2024 European Press Prize & Impact Award
A video obtained by ‪#Iran‬ International appears to show multiple bodies lying on the ground at Alghadir Hospital in Tehran following nationwide protests held on Thursday night.

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‎‫#ایرانی‬
January 9, 2026 at 6:34 PM
#Iran Internet connectivity has been disrupted in Kermanshah, acc to @netblocks.org, as nationwide protests entered their 12th day on Thursday.

Through a video, exiled Prince Pahlavi has urged people across Iran to chant slogans simultaneously at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday and Friday.
January 8, 2026 at 4:54 PM
At least 29 people, including two members of Iran’s security forces, have been killed during nine days of nationwide protests, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency.

1,203 protesters have been arrested.

🎥 Teargas fired, Tehran Metro, Jan. 6
January 6, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima after he was captured by the U.S. military overnight Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026.

📸 WhiteHouse
January 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Concert under the baton of Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin 🎶

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January 1, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Scale model representing a Hellenic Navy armored cruiser.

📸 Daphne Tolis
December 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A group of women and myself while using the airport toilet facilities in Athens were wondering: was it so difficult to add coat/bag hooks behind the doors or was it so expensive? Seems like an intentional oversight for such a major operator like FRAPORT.
December 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“For those who live and work on islands like Ios, paradise has a brutal price.

This new and highly interesting documentary by Daphne Tolis shows this delicate coexistence between tourism and everyday life, a common reality to many Greek islands.”

Watch the full video here: youtu.be/E1w72MZs8NI?...
Ίος: Μεταξύ Τουρισμού και Καθημερινότητας
YouTube video by Journalism Initiative
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December 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The Greek fuel company Cetracore‑Jetoil SA has announced a temporary halt to its activities, from accounting to fuel deliveries, effective immediately. This move follows its decision to comply with new European Union sanctions tied to alleged connections with Russia.
December 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Ukrainian forces reportedly struck a Russian-linked oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea with drones.
Some Russian outlets report that General Andrey Averyanov, described as a senior Russian military intelligence (GRU) figure, was on board the tanker and was killed in the strike.
December 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Two Greek men watch television as Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister, Giorgos Mylonakis, testifies before a parliamentary investigative committee on Wednesday over the Greek agency responsible for distributing EU agricultural funds.

📸 Daphne Tolis
December 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Ten people have been confirmed dead, including one gunman, after a public place shooting by two men at #BondiBeach.

One of the gunmen identified as Naveed Akram.

At the time of the shooting, there was a public event to celebrate the start of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
December 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are holding thousands of people hostage and are killing those who are unable to pay. The fighting has caused one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with massive displacement, famine & widespread civilian suffering. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
In Sudan, thousands held hostage for ransom — and killed if they can’t pay
RSF fighters in El Fashir have rounded up civilians en masse, survivors told The Post, subjecting them to torture and extorting their families for cash.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM
This Mediterranean monk seal was found dead in the area of Anavyssos, Greece, last week.

After an on-site inspection it became clear that the male seal had been intentionally “killed with a hunting weapon.” A conscious, violent act that ended the life of a protected species.
December 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The Eurogroup elected Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of Economy and Finance of Greece, as President of the Eurogroup. The new President will take office as of 12 December 2025 and will serve a two-and-a-half-year term.

@press.consilium.europa.eu
December 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
#Sudan The death toll from drone strikes on a kindergarten and hospital last week is now at 114 people killed, including 63 children.

Drones were used to attack the facilities on Thursday in the town of Kalogi, in the South Kordofan region.
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Heraklion Airport in Crete has been shut down as farmers entered the runway after clashes broke out involving stone-throwing and tear gas on Monday. Later, a large group of farmers managed to get onto the airport runway, with the airport issuing a NOTAM announcing its closure.
December 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Martin Parr died yesterday at home in Bristol. He is survived by his wife Susie, his daughter Ellen, his sister Vivien and his grandson George.

Martin Parr (1952-2025)

@magnumphotos.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Reposted by Daphne Tolis
December 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A 57-ft Hellenic coastguard patrol boat crashed into a seawall at the port of Volos on Sunday. After hitting the rocks, the vessel ran aground, but no injuries were reported. An investigation into the causes of the accident is under way.
December 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Eighteen migrants have drowned after their inflatable boat capsized about 26 nautical miles south of Chrysi island, off #Crete. Two survivors were rescued during a search-and-rescue operation involving coast guard and @frontex.bsky.social units on Saturday.
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A two-year old boy is dead after an apparent pitbull attack on the island of Zante, the public broadcaster said on Saturday. The dog was owned by the family.
December 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
#StormByron The Fire Service has received more than 580 calls for water pumping, tree cutting, and transport of citizens since Thursday morning.

Severe weather is expected in the next 12 hours in southeastern Crete, the Cyclades, and the Dodecanese.

📸 Daphne Tolis, 15:18 pm
December 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Schools on Friday will remain closed in Attica, Santorini, Rhodes, Symi, Tilos, Kastellorizo, and Katerini, among other areas, due to Storm #Byron.

Photo via Municipality of Rhodes
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The US Ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, at the Parliament in Athens.

🎥 Daphne Tolis, December 3
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM