PROTEST



Police detain 22 at university protest
NEWS

Police have detained 22 people at the National Technical University of Athens after researcher staged a protest at an event marking European Researchers’ Night.




Filmmakers lash out at Culture Ministry with bold Oscars move
CULTURE

Greece’s film industry received a massive jolt this week, after the directors and producers of 20 movies decided to withdraw their entries from the process overseen by the Ministry of Culture for selecting the film that will represent Greece at the 2025 Oscars.

Unions oppose mental health reform measures
STRIKE AND PROTEST

The union representing public hospital workers, POEDIN, has called a 24-hour strike on Monday and is organizing a protest rally at 11 a.m. on downtown Athens’ Syntagma Square. 


Armenia rocked by protests over concessions to Azerbaijan and Turkey
PODCASTS

Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor’s chief correspondent covering major stories on the Middle East and North Africa, joins me to look into the protests that rocked Armenia over the past few months, and break down what’s at stake in the region as Azerbaijan – backed by Turkey – continues to demand further concessions from Armenia.