Student and pupil rallies are taking place across Greece today ahead of Saturday’s three-year anniversary of the Tempi railway disaster, with demonstrators calling for accountability.

The young volunteers cared for the 57 olive trees planted at the Tempi rail crash site, as families and local groups gathered for a memorial service and renewed calls for justice

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Public services will be disrupted nationwide on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, with trains halted and ferry boats remaining docked, as unions mark three years since the Tempi railway disaster that killed 57 people.

Nationwide rallies, strikes and memorials mark three years since the deadly Tempi train crash as families demand justice and accountability.

A prosecutor halted planned exhumations of victims after families objected to the testing process, insisting that DNA and forensic samples be analyzed in specialized laboratories abroad to ensure a full and transparent investigation

The Larissa first instance prosecutor’s office has previously approved the exhumations as part of the ongoing investigation into the causes of the deadly rail accident

A 24-hour nationwide walkout on February 28 will halt all vessels in tribute to the 57 victims of the 2023 Tempi train disaster and to highlight the importance of transport safety.

Greece’s national health insurer will reimburse 100% of eligible medical expenses not covered through standard electronic prescriptions, following an individual application process

Maria Karystianou criticizes the Greek justice system as key surveillance footage from the Tempi train tragedy disappears, calling the court proceedings “shameful” and demanding accountability from investigator

"I am sorry to say this, but no government official has ever cared about adequately staffing these services. Whatever we do, we do with meager resources and tragic understaffing.”

An official investigation found that non-fire-resistant seats helped fuel the blaze after the Tempi train crash, raising new safety and legal concerns ahead of trial.

'Despite doing everything in my power to maintain the unity of the association, in the end division prevailed'

A decision to more-or-less back the creation of a new political formation by Maria Karystianou generated criticism on Wednesday by the group's vice-president, among others

Tractor blockades expand across roads, borders and ports as farmers press ahead with symbolic closures while pledging to ease travel during the Christmas period.

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