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The incidents began at around 10 p.m. local time when a band of masked individuals veered away from the main protest and began throwing makeshift firebombs in front of Parliament, on Syntagma Square

A majority of respondents favor early elections, while more than two-thirds believe government has responsibility for the deadly rail disaster; same portion consider that the opposition is trying to politically exploit the tragedy

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis defended his government’s actions and criticized the opposition for what he described as a "shameful attempt to exploit the disaster for political gain."

After a heated debate in the Greek Parliament on Tuesday over the Tempi train crash regarding a PASOK proposal to establish a parliamentary inquiry committee into Deputy Minister for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Christos Triantopoulos, who resigned earlier in the day, 277 MPs voted for the motion, while 12 voted against it Deputies of […]

The protests will coincide with a parliamentary debate on the tragedy, reflecting ongoing public frustration over the handling of the incident

Vassilios Papageorgiou steps down to ‘facilitate justice’ in Tempi train crash case. Deputy Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Christos Triandopoulos also resigned on Tuesday.

Greece's main opposition parties are assessing their next steps following Friday’s Tempi protests, where hundreds of thousands of citizens mobilized to express their anger over New Democracy’s handling of the rail disaster.

Ahead of parliamentary debates on Tempi, the opposition has escalated criticism of PM Mitsotakis.

Featuring 57 golden birds inscribed with the names and ages of the victims, the monument stands as a tribute to those lost in Greece’s deadliest train crash.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis acknowledged the record-breaking demonstrations and national strike about the Tempi tragedy in his weekly social media post.

Friday marked a history day in Greece, as the people spoke through unprecedented assemblies, honoring the victims of the tragic Tempi rail disaster and demanding justice

The word that was repeated on loudspeakers, in chants, and in conversation was “rage”.

Pressure on the Greek government from opposition parties is mounting, after hundreds of rallies about the Tempi train crash on Friday, February 28th, in which tens of thousands gathered to commemorate the 57 victims of the deadliest rail accident in Greek history, took place. As clashes between police and hooded protesters continued outside the Greek […]

The huge Tempi rallies in hundreds of cities in Greece and across the world have drawn widespread international media coverage. British news outlets The Guardian, German RND Network, and Al Jazeera are among the news sites reporting on the demonstrations the focus of which is in the Greek capital of Athens. The protests in 124 cities […]

According to reports, a kiosk owner was injured in the chaos and was escorted by police to safety until paramedics arrived.

Mitsotakis highlighted that only the independent judiciary can provide moral redemption, free from political exploitation of human suffering.

UPDATE Protesters are reportedly returning to Syntagma Square in Athens after the bulk of the demonstrators dispersed earlier on Friday following skirmishes that broke out between police forces and a small group of hooded individuals. The masked individuals – purportedly anarchists and fringe anti-establishment left-wing groups – started throwing Molotov cocktails in front of the […]

"I have no oxygen." These were the final words of one of the victims of the Tempi train tragedy. "We have no oxygen." The last word has not yet been spoken. "I" has become "we."

From Germany and France to Argentina and Mexico, people are gathering in remembrance of those who died in the Tempi train crash in Greece.

Responding to reporters in a press briefing on Thursday, Greek Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis stated that there was no indication of a cover-up in a long-awaited investigation report on the causes of the Tempi train crash which was released at the Athens Daily Newspaper Union (ESIEA) by a panel of experts. Marinakis acknowledged possible weaknesses […]