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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 […]

Travelers to Greece and residents in Athens, Thessaloniki and other large cities are advised to plan ahead and expect major disruptions throughout the day.

site perimeters were poorly enforced, emergency services operated ad hoc, and essential forensic documentation and mapping were not conducted.

Greece’s National Organization for the Investigation of Air and Rail Accidents and Transport Safety concluded the causes of the Tempi train collision.

RAS is urged to strengthen its supervisory capacity to assess the overall safety performance of the Greek railway system.

"What was officially carried on the train cannot justify the fireball," concluded the experts who investigated the Tempi train disaster.

"The long-standing abandonment of the railways by the governments and the memoranda," are the systemic factors to blame for the Tempi train crash, according to President of the National Organization for the Investigation of Air and Rail Accidents and Transport Safety.

An attorney representing several families of victims of the crash had requested that the report be released after Friday’s protest rallies

The poll showed very high interest over the Tempi disaster, with Friday marking the two-year anniversary since the worst rail accident in Greece’s history

As citizens across Greece prepare to voice their indignation in a nationwide strike about the Tempi train disaster in tens of cities on Friday, February 28 demanding transparency and accountability for the Tempi train disaster, authorities are ramping up security measures with an estimated 6,000 police officers expected to be deployed in Athens, the focus […]

The father of a Tempi victim critiques political exploitation ahead of nationwide strike.

"Just as the grief over Mati became a catalyst for effective civil protection, let Tempi serve as a turning point for achieving a modern railway system," Mitsotakis stated.