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

From early Russian dissidents to Gandhi and Bobby Sands, hunger strikes have been used as a desperate form of protest. The case of Panos Ruci in Athens shows both their symbolic power and their devastating toll on the human body

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

EU funds meant to upgrade Greece’s railway signalling system were misused, and timely completion could have prevented the tragedy. Kövesi oversees major fraud investigations across the EU, involving nearly 25 billion euros in damages

Greek Parliament opens inquiry into ex-Transport Minister Karamanlis two years after the country's deadliest rail disaster.

The charges are related to the questionable execution of partially EU-funded contracts restoring remote traffic control and signalling systems on Greece's rail network

Opposition demands probe into felony level offenses; former SYRIZA minister left out of proposal due to statute of limitations

New Democracy says the report debunks cover-up theories while opposition says report is incomplete and misleading.

Greek Minister of National Defence Nikos Dendias firmly rejected allegations of a government-led cover-up in the investigation of the Tempi train disaster during a parliamentary session on Tuesday.

Greece’s Tempi train disaster report faces backlash as Ghent and Pisa universities deny involvement, raising doubts about the probe’s credibility.

Today was the first day in the highly anticipated pre-trial investigation into former Deputy Minister Christos Triantopoulos in connection with the Tempi train disaster of March 2023. 

Greece’s broad ministerial immunity has become a target of frustration as public outrage grows over accountability in politics and responsibility for the Tempi train crash.

Multiple demonstrations will be held in Athens and other cities of Greece on Friday. Syntagma and Panepistimio stations will be closed from 10am.

Recent Tempi protests and the no-confidence motion against the Greek government reflect the public’s growing distrust in Greece’s institutions and political leadership, along with mounting frustration over the country’s cost-of-living crisis