Nikos Papanikolaou

How free is Greece’s media? I travel to my home town, Athens, to speak to journalists who have had their phones hacked by an advanced new spyware, been sued for defamation, and been under surveillance by the Greek intelligence agency. bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

War fuels Cyprus anger over UK military bases bbc.in/4aXQicd

Fourteen migrants dead after collision with Greek coastguard boat bbc.in/4qf3Ynq

At least three dead in Greece biscuit factory fire bbc.in/3YW24NB

Thousands stranded across Europe as Greece airspace disrupted bbc.in/4sqwoNy

Four hikers found dead after avalanche in central Greece bbc.in/44NzIbD

Greece passes labour law allowing 13-hour workdays in some cases bbc.in/475xHry

Greece’s parliament has approved a controversial labour bill allowing employees to work up to 13 hours a day for the same employer. The government says it modernises the labour market - unions call it “the abolition of the eight-hour day.” For @BBCWorld bbc.com/news/articles/…

Nikos Papanikolaou meets monks at the heart of a rift in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. 🎧 A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling bbc.in/4nWT0SN

Very excited to announce a new programme for BBC World Service's Heart and Soul about a rebel group of monks living on Greece's Mount Athos. Presented by @NPanick, produced by Hester Underhill and @HunterCharlton3.

Nikos Papanikolaou travels to Mount Athos (know as the "holy mountain") to meet Esphigmenou’s leader, Abbot Methodios. He’s come to hear about their radical interpretation of the faith and learn more about what’s being done to resolve the situation.

This schismatic brotherhood broke away from the mainstream church decades ago, an act which has led to their excommunication and violent clashes with police after attempts to evict them from their monastery.

On Greece’s Mount Athos, the most holy site in Eastern Orthodox Christianity, lies a rift in the faith. For more than 20 years, a banned monastery has operated illegally and at times violently towards their sacred community. bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

Journalists record the first draft of history. But in Gaza, reporting is falling solely to a small number of Palestinian journalists, who are paying a terrible cost. The BBC, with AFP, the AP and Reuters, are calling Israel for access to Gaza. youtube.com/watch?v=-cVKQB…

Phone spyware scandal deepens in Greece as four appear in court bbc.in/4gJMa0U

Artefacts recovered from Titanic's sunk sister ship bbc.in/3VmDFii

One dead as wildfires rage in southern Greece bbc.in/4mx0GKT

Greece battles wildfires, evacuating residents near Athens bbc.in/4li3OcN

A joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters