Reports state that close relatives of 10 victims will request exhumation. A very high-profile hunger strike by the father of one victim, Dennis Ruci, pressured prosecutors to allow the process

Panos Ruci attracted nationwide attention in Greece last month by conducting a hunger strike and campout in front of Parliament in central Athens to demand that relevant prosecutors allow the exhumation of his son’s body

Panos Ruci, father of a Tempi train disaster victim, returned to Syntagma Square on Sunday after the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier amendment passed, fearing that the names of the 57 victims could soon be erased.

Families and supporters gathered in central Athens to honor the 57 victims of the Tempi train disaster and denounce a government proposal restricting protests near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Three years after Greece’s worst rail disaster, 36 defendants will stand trial in Larissa as investigators present a 60,000-page case file detailing the 2023 Tempi tragedy

Zoe Konstantopoulou, lawyer for Panos Ruci and the leader of the left Plefsi Eleftherias party, spoke of vindication after the decision by the judicial authorities on Tuesday.

However, speaking for hunger striker Panos Ruci, who lost his son in the rail collision, political party leader Zoe Konstantopoulou claimed the family has not been officially notified; hunger strike will continue

Larissa prosecutors will approve exhumations and toxicology tests for Tempi railway crash victims, as families seek clarity on causes of death

A court in Larissa has allowed the exhumation of a Tempi rail crash victim for DNA identification, as another grieving father, Pano Ruci, marks day 17 of his hunger strike

Families of Tempi victims have filed fresh exhumation requests after earlier appeals were rejected. They seek further forensic tests to uncover the truth about their children’s deaths

In addition to gatherings scheduled for today at 6:30 pm across Greece, solidarity events are also planned abroad, including in Cyprus, New York (at the Greek Consulate), and Reykjavik, Iceland

After mounting public pressure and a hunger strike, a first instance court prosecutor in the central city of Larissa ordered a preliminary inquiry to permit Pano Ruci to exhume the body of his son, Denni. However, the latter said he'll continue his hunger strike

Families of Tempi train crash victims continue to press for answers, with a fresh request for exhumation to allow DNA testing and toxicological examinations

Greece’s top judicial officials stress that the trial must proceed swiftly, rejecting calls to reopen the investigation despite renewed pleas from victims’ families

Supreme Court Prosecutor Konstantinos Tzavellas made the statement after receiving a memorandum by relatives of the Tempi rail disaster asking for supplementary investigations into the case, and in light of a high-profile hunger strike by the father of one victim

For seven days, Panos Ruci has refused food outside Greece’s parliament, demanding permission to exhume his son’s body as public solidarity with his protest continues to grow

Panos Ruci, father of 22-year-old Denis, starts a dry hunger strike outside the Greek Parliament, challenging authorities over doubts about the identity of the body handed to him

The former transport ministry general secretaries will face a misdemeanor charge similar to ex-minister Kostas A. Karamanlis

Trains will not pass through the Syntagma Metro station in Athens, by order of the Hellenic Police (ELAS), today, Saturday, September 6, at 4:00 p.m. Trains will pass through without stopping. It is noted that rallies over the Tempi tragedy are being held this evening in Athens, Thessaloniki, and other cities across Greece. On Saturday, […]

The initial findings in the aftermath of the crash, which occurred just south of the Tempi rail tunnel, pointed to human error in putting two trains on a collision course