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Stelios Orphanides

@stylian65.bsky.social
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Journalist, reporting on corruption and money laundering. Anti-fascist, anti-authoritarian. stylian65 (at) gmail (dot) com

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It’s real. amp.dw.com/en/naked-tru...
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Naked Trump statue goes on display in Strasbourg
Titled "The Orange Plague," a gold-coated statue presents Donald Trump sitting on a smaller man's back. The Danish artist blamed Trump for getting in the way of efforts to address climate change.
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Dr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 w/ 🐕 @emma-briant.co.uk · 07/10/2026
Omg 😦
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 04/10/2026
Dutch MEP Reinier van Lanschot called on Europe to stop buying Russian gas, transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine and establish a no-fly zone over western Ukraine. “Ukraine is helping us, but we don’t say thank you enough,” he said. #Ukraine
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ICIJ @icij.org · 20/09/2026
ICIJ is gravely concerned for the safety of our colleague Micah Reddy, ICIJ's Africa coordinator, and local journalist Mohamed Willo Ismael (“Kooki Mahmoud”). Read ICIJ's statement: buff.ly/F3e4mef
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I am relieved to see that both Che Guevara and his twin brother have made it there.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
When you try with Trumpism to solve problems caused by Trumpism... www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
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‘Dead in the water’: Why Bessent should fear the bond market
The Treasury secretary’s credibility as a steward of U.S. financial markets is under threat.
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Alan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
@karlbode.com with a blunt, visceral assessment of SpaceX and (lack of) journalistic integrity in its reporting. Perhaps hyperbolic, but key points land, IMO: Valuation rests on highly uncertain, if not fantasy, future outcomes. Journalists are fawning & failing. karlbode.com/the-spacex-i...
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The SpaceX IPO Is A Giant Unworkable Con Orchestrated By An Overt White Supremacist Huckster
Once again a broken U.S. press couldn't bother to convey the truth to the public when it comes to America's shittiest rich person.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Cypriot police say Sandy was employed by "various companies" between 2001 and 2023 which makes less likely that she had travelled abroad. Now, if they really wanted to get a confirmation about her journeys, they should have asked German authorities. This is what MLATs are for.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The account in question was deleted about a week ago.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Contrary to what Cyprus's police are saying, Sandy indeed left the island in March 2021 to find refuge at a women's shelter in Germany. Curiously, about a week ago, one of her 3 Signal accounts she was using when I shared a list of shelters, was deleted. www.documentonews.gr/article/ena-...
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Ένα συγκλονιστικό ηχητικό με τη «Σάντη» που επιβεβαιώνει τις αποκαλύψεις - Documento
«Το συμπέρασμα της κυπριακής αστυνομίας πως η Σάντη δεν ταξίδεψε ποτέ στη Γερμανία είναι λανθασμένο».
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Η Σάντη ταξίδεψε στη Γερμανία για να φιλοξενηθεί σε καταφύγιο θυμάτων βίας κατά των γυναικών, σε αντίθεση με το τί ισχυρίζονται στην αστυνομία. Ο λογαριασμός Signal που της έστειλα συμβουλές για το καταφύγιο συμπτωματικά "σβήστηκε" πριν μερικές μέρες. www.documentonews.gr/article/ena-...
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Ένα συγκλονιστικό ηχητικό με τη «Σάντη» που επιβεβαιώνει τις αποκαλύψεις - Documento
«Το συμπέρασμα της κυπριακής αστυνομίας πως η Σάντη δεν ταξίδεψε ποτέ στη Γερμανία είναι λανθασμένο».
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
A friend in Cyprus told me earlier today that the silence of women's rights groups on the island following recent reports about Sandy's alleged rape when she was 13, remains deafening. But it's not surprising. The government controls civil society with grants conditional to benevolent behaviour.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The only purpose served by the killing of journalists in conflict zones I can think of is the elimination of evidence of war crimes.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
If Cypriot authorities investigated crime with the same zeal they cover it up, crime in Cyprus would be the lowest in the world.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Cypriot lawyer Nicos Clerides's electronic devices seized by police contained sensitive client communications, including the case of a mother accusing the government of covering up her son's murder in 2005 while he was serving in the army. www.reporter.com.cy/article/1407...
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I explain how I got to know "Sandy", how Sandy left Cyprus to seek refuge in a women's shelter in Germany as she felt threatened at the time. She repeatedly sought to report her case to police. Her complaints were ignored. She ultimately returned to Cyprus, most likely under durress.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Journalism is about uncovering conspiracies and cover-ups not conspiring to commit felonies.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
In my today's account of the related "Sandy" case (the rape of a 13yo by a former judge) published on the website of Greece's Documento. www.documentonews.gr/article/sant... There I confirm that I was talking to the lawyer. This was part of my job which is called "journalism".
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The search warrant presented by the police was on the suspicion of "conspiracy to commit a felony". The underlying crime was "spread of fake news", a controversial legislation in Cyprus enacted in recent years.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The search follows a brisant report by Cypriot investigative journalist and author Makarios Drousiotis about a group that included lawyers, bankers, politicians, and judges, who pulled off a scheme to profit from distressed loans following Cyprus's 2013 banking crisis.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I have been advised that during the search at lawyer Nicos Clerides's home and office, the police was searching electronic devices with keywords mostly related to controversial financial and political scandals in Cyprus. Another keyword they used was my name.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Σήμερα δημοσιεύτηκε η δική μου μαρτυρία στην υπόθεση της Σάντης που προκαλεί τριγμούς σε Κύπρο & Ελλάδα. Σε συνεντεύξεις της το 2020/21 μου είχε αναφέρει πώς κινδύνευε. Απέδρασε από το περιβάλλον κακοποίησης μόνο για να επιστρέψει μήνες αργότερα. www.documentonews.gr/article/sant...
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Σάντη, σήκω φύγε. Τώρα - Documento
Ο δημοσιογράφος Στέλιος Ορφανίδης με τον οποίο ήρθε πρώτα σε επαφή η Σαντη για να καταγγείλει τους βιασμούς αλλά και το κύκλωμα διαφθοράς στην Κύπρο, περιγράφει όσα έζησε.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Orban may be flushed down the drain of history but his xenophobic, authoritiarian legacy will most likely persist.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
He meant 90 days on Venus.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
On one case, when the judge's alleged victim walked to a police station to report her case, a police officer told her (I am paraphrasing) to "take advantage of the situation to make and save money so that she can have later a happy marriage with someone else".
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Throughout her ordeal, she repeatedly attempted to report her case to Cyprus's autorities which are notoriously sympathetic to rapists. See case of 19yo British tourist who reported her rape in 2019 by seven Israeli men found herself convicted. www.bbc.com/news/uk-5094...
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Ayia Napa Briton found guilty over false rape claim
A British woman, 19, is found guilty over lying about being gang-raped in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, in July.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
These stab wounds on her arms were caused in the summer of 2020.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
It's very likely that the victim has been intimidated and/or is blackmailed. In her recorded interviews she told me of the abuse she endured for more than 26 years which apart from sexual violence included also stab wounds and beatings.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Her account published by Drousiotis howerver matches that she gave me in interviews and in writing around 5 years ago.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
According to reports based on leaks from the police, the alleged victim has denied journalist Drousiotis's account.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
The raid follows also a deposition given by Clerides to police. It appears to be part of an orchestrated campaign in Cypriot media, directly or indirectly all controlled by the government and its institutions, in an attempt to dispute evidence provided. www.philenews.com/kipros/koino...
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Υπόθεση «Σάντης»: Τα 10 σημεία που ρίχνουν σκιές στο αρχικό αφήγημα όπως παρουσιάστηκε από την ιστορία του Δρουσιώτη και τις τοποθετήσεις του Νίκου Κληρίδη
Το philenews επιχειρεί σήμερα να εστιάσει στην παράθεση κάποιων -κατά την κρίση μας- σημαντικών σημείων που προέκυψαν. Χωρίς ερμηνείες ή συμπεράσματα, αλλά μόνο με πραγματικά γεγονότα τα οποία επεξηγούνται επαρκώς #philenews #news
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
According to sources, the warrant was issued on the grounds that lawyer Clerides and journalist Drousiotis had participated in the "dissemination of fake news", a controversial law that provides an up to 2 years prison sentence. www.cylaw.org/nomoi/enop/i...
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Ο περί Ποινικού Κώδικα Νόμος - ΚΕΦ.154 - 50 - Δημοσίευση ψευδών ειδήσεων, κλπ.
Νοείται ότι αποτελεί υπεράσπιση για τον κατηγορούμενο, αν αποδείξει με τέτοιο τρόπο που να ικανοποιεί το Δικαστήριο ότι η δημοσίευση έγινε με καλή πίστη και στηρίχτηκε σε γεγονότα που δικαιολογούν τέτοια δημοσίευση.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
The alleged victim was raped when she was 13 by a meanwhile retired Supreme Court judge. Drousiotis also implicated the former judge, politicians and officials in corruption concerning the management of distressed loans following the 2013 banking crisis. www.makarios.eu/cgibin/hweb?...
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
BREAKING: On Saturday morning, Cyprus's police raided the residence & is currently heading to the office of lawyer Nicos Clerides with a search warrant. The search is following a brisant report published by investigative journalist Makarios Drousiotis about a child rape case from the 90s.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 10/04/2026
I wanna point out something serious. The admin has been complaining about Iran winning the information war. This same administration shut down Voice of America, and other information operations the US govt does. It’s a self goal. Actions have consequences
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Is the failure of investigating the murder of this journalist the result of incompetence or reluctance or even a combination of both? If I had to place a bet, I would not rule out a cover-up.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
It makes perfect sense.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Netanyahu gambled with his country's security and won Iran the right to continue its nuclear programme. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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In a war with no winners, Netanyahu looks like the biggest loser
As Iran and US agree fragile ceasefire, Israel’s conflict has turned out to be a bust and, say opponents, ‘a political disaster’
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Trump and Netanyahu lost the war. Today it is the beginning of a new era in the Middle East with Iran emerging not only as the victor but also as the legitimized leader of the axis of resistance which foreshadows more turbulent times. All thanks to Trump and Netanyahu.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I am sure he thinks he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for this and if he doesn't get it, he will still feel justified to attack Greenland.
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Adam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
And some people gave us shit for Don’t Look Up being too over the top. Man oh man do I wish it was.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
PS. I am not losing my breath.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
If there's a trace of dignity and sense of responsibility among Republicans, it should be them who should initiate his impeachment and removal this time around.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Dear American voters, shouldn't you start considering seriously whether you should grant the international community a say in selecting your presidents in the future to so offset your evident lack of maturity and judgement?
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Kluev's company partnered with a local Cypriot businessman to launder part of the proceeds from a $230m tax fraud exposed by whistleblower Sergey Magnitsky who died tortured in a Russian prison after expising the fraud. Read here more: www.occrp.org/en/project/c...
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Glamorous Cyprus Resort’s Investors Linked to Infamous ‘Magnitsky Affair’
A glitzy development built on an environmentally sensitive Cypriot coast was partly financed by companies owned by figures connected to the notorious Russian tax fraud.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
The prestigeous 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament is currently held at the Cap St Georges Resort in Cyprus which was built with bloodmoney. A 2023 investigation exposed its ties to Russian crime boss Dmitry Kluyev and environmental malpractices. www.fide.com/cap-st-georg...
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Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort becomes an official FIDE Partner for the 2026 Candidates – International Chess Federation
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I won't be surprised if it turned out that Luk does go to war but not to help out comrade Vova or supreme leader Kim Jong Un but instead to help the machinations of Con Don and secretary of state Marco von Rubintrop.
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Yes, they can. Just like snakes they can resort to molting i.e discard their old skin. The EU countries fed up with Orban and Fico could leave the current EU to set up a reformed union of European countries with different rules with no place for Putin's clowns (or Trump's clowns for this matter).
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
But he has a point. 😂
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Stelios Orphanides @stylian65.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Dmitry Klyuev, believed to have masterminded the $230 fraudulent tax refund using Hermitage Capital subsidiaries in 2007, is put on trial in absentia for money laundering in Paris in a world-wide first. #MagnitskyAffair #Russia www.icij.org/news/2026/03...
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France to try alleged Magnitsky Affair mastermind Dimitry Klyuev in absentia - ICIJ
Prosecutors are set to unseal "aggravated money laundering" charges against Klyuev in one of the most prominent cases tied to the alleged tax fraud scheme.
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