Eleni Stamatoukou
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Eleni Stamatoukou
@aheleni.bsky.social
(Data)Journalist | Greece Correspondent at Balkan Insight| Lede Programme alumni | Main Interests: Balkans, Cultural Heritage, Organised Crime, Human Rights, Corruption, Environment, Health, Media + Music | Posts in English & Greek | Posts are my own |
2/2 Greek, Turkish, Serbian and Bulgarian activists were detained in the Israeli raid on vessels participating in the flotilla transporting humanitarian aid to Gaza. Over 170 have now been deported, including environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg.

balkaninsight.com/2025/10/02/b...
Balkan Activists Detained as Israel Intercepts Gaza Aid Flotilla
Activists from several Balkan countries have been detained as Israeli forces raided the Global Sumud Flotilla, a convoy of vessels which was trying to deliver humanitarian aid to war-ravaged Gaza.
balkaninsight.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
2/2 In the letter, #AlexisTsipras assured his former #SYRIZA colleagues that “we will not be rivals” and that “perhaps soon we will sail together again on more beautiful seas”. Tsipras's new book is planned to be published in December.

balkaninsight.com/2024/09/06/e...
Endless Turmoil Threatens Greece’s SYRIZA Party With Extinction
The left-wing party remains the main opposition force in the Greek parliament – but serial battles over policy and leadership and an ongoing identity crisis are pushing it towards oblivion, experts wa...
balkaninsight.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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⚡️Another serious cause: faulty overhead power lines operated by the national grid manager HEDNO.

⚖️ From 2012–2024, 30 legal cases were filed against HEDNO; 3 employees were convicted.
September 26, 2025 at 8:13 AM
2/3 ⛔️Authorities avoid publishing fire cause data, crucial for building an effective strategy.

🔥 From 2000–2023, only 16.8% of wildfires were investigated, and only 12,1% have a cause.

📉 Human causes (negligence or arson) are responsible for 91% of fires.
September 26, 2025 at 8:13 AM