US EditionGreeks rally to mark anniversary of deadly 2023 train crash ahead of trial
Protesters demand justice and political accountability for 57 victims amid safety failures and delayed EU rail safety projects, ahead of March 23 criminal trial.
- On Saturday, tens of thousands of Greeks rallied in Athens and other cities, demanding justice ahead of a criminal trial next month.
- Safety failures and years of neglect prompted anger as the crash symbolizes state failings, relatives say authorities tried to hide evidence and an EU co‑funded safety project lagged.
- Protesters laid flowers and held banners reading Justice outside Parliament, where the names of the 57 victims, mostly students, were spray-painted in red; Pavlos Aslanidis said, `We seek one thing: Justice.`
- Dozens will face trial on March 23, amid the government’s pledge of full railway reform by 2027, despite denying wrongdoing.
- Transport stoppages accompanied the rallies as trains and ferries halted and urban transport was disrupted, thousands of police officers deployed in Athens, and a Molotov cocktail incident occurred during clashes.
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Greeks Rally Nationwide to Honour Victims of Deadly Train Crash
Tens of thousands of people gathered in cities across Greece to commemorate the 57 victims of the 2023 train crash, the deadliest rail disaster in the country’s history. Demonstrators also called for swift justice and accountability for those responsible. Around 4,000 police officers were deployed as many people took to the streets on February 28, including in the Greek capital. Railway, maritime, and theatre unions were among the main organiser…
Tens of thousands of people went down the streets of Athens and several Greek cities on Saturday, three years after the collision of two trains that caused the death of 57 people. The "Tempe crime" became the symbol of corruption that continues to undermine the country.
Greece Still Demands Justice: Nationwide Rallies Mark Three Years Since the Tempi Rail Disaster
Thousands of Greeks in major Greek cities demonstrated for justice on the 3rd anniversary since the Tempi rail disaster. Credit: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ/ΠΑΜΕ/STR via AMNA Thousands of Greeks nationwide and abroad joined the protest rallies marking three years since the rail disaster at Tempi, in which 57 people lost their lives. Several unions declared nationwide strikes and other mobilisations, in addition to rallies. The 3rd anniversary of the tragic accident…
Ms. Karystianou said that she had informed Panos Routsis in advance that she wanted to give a speech, but there was no willingness from the Organizing Committee of the Association for the Victims of Tempi, of which she was the president until recently.
Protesters call Greek train crash murder. Government denies wrongdoing.
Greeks rally to mark anniversary of deadly 2023 train crash ahead of trial
Tens of thousands of Greeks rallied in Athens and other cities on Saturday to mark the anniversary of a 2023 train crash, the country's deadliest rail disaster in history, demanding justice ahead of a criminal trial set to begin next month.
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