The Greek Fire Service has found remnants of the missing cabin from the second engine of the freight train involved in the deadly Tempi collision in February 2023. The findings t hat were considered as “missing” for two years [!] are crucial for the investigation for the causes of the …
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Ex PM Samaras sharply criticizes Mitsotakis over Tempi investigation, victims’ families
Former Prime Minister and independent MP Antonis Samaras launched a “bombshell” against PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and announced during his speech in Parliament on Friday that he will abstain from the vote on censure motion. The former President of ND essentially lashed out at the current Prime Minister, underlining that the …
Read More »Students hold Tempi rallies in Athens & other Greek cities
High-school students and teachers as well as university students rallied in Athens and other major Greek cities on Friday demanding “Justice” for the 57 victims of the train disaster in Tempi in February 2023. In Athens, protesters gathered outside the Athens University and marched to the Parliament at Syntagma Square. …
Read More »One in two Greeks wants Early Elections. Tempi could turn to Mitsotakis’ Waterloo
One in two Greeks want early elections, a recent poll conducted by GPO on behalf of Star TV has found. The poll published on March 5 showed that 85% of respondents see Government responsibility in the Tempi train disaster that killed 57 people on 28. February 2023. Developments in Tempi …
Read More »“If you want sacrifices put your children on a train,” father of Tempi twins tells PM
““If you want Iphigenies* everyone in Parliament should have put your children on the train and build now a super-modern rail. No problem. But now there is a probelm” Nikos Plakias commented on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speech earlier on Wednesday during the heated debated among political party leaders. Nikos …
Read More »Censure motion against Mitsotakis’ gov’t over Tempi disaster
Main opposition party, socialist PASOK submitted on Wednesday afternoon a motion of no confidence against the conservative ruling New Democracy of Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The motion is supported also by left-wing SYRIZA, New Left, Course for Freedom as well as nine independent lawmakers, a total of 85 MPs. PASOK 33 (ex …
Read More »Tempi train tragedy: Opposition parties challenge Gov’t in Parliament
A heated debate is unfolding at the Greek Parliament on Tuesday, as leaders of opposition parties are challenging the conservative New Democracy government with its responsibilities and omissions and its cover-up attempts in the Tempi train tragedy. The political debate takes place after the huge protests on Friday, February 28, …
Read More »Police goes against peaceful Tempi Protesters with water cannons
Peaceful Tempi protesters returned outside the Greek Parliament on Friday afternoon, after the riots “moved” away from Syntagma Square. However, the peaceful protest, the second on the day, did not last long, as police tried to disperse the crowd with water cannons. 🔴 Απρόκλητη επίθεση της Αστυνομίας στις 16:15 με …
Read More »Riots in Athens after big rally in memory of Tempi victims
It was short after the commemoration event for the 57 Tempi victims concluded, when groups of people wearing hoods started to hurl stones, bottles and Molotov cocktail bombs at the building of the Greek Parliament. According to the Live reporting by state broadcaster ERT, riot police has not intervened, so …
Read More »Tempi tragedy: Thousands demand “Justice” for the 57 victims -Live from Athens
11 o’ clock sharp the commemoration event for the victims of the train crash tragedy in Tempi started at Syntagma Square in an emotionally loaded atmosphere. The name and the age of each one of the 57 victims was called with the crowd shouting “Immortal!” A minute of silence was …
Read More »Tempi rallies in 380 cities in Greece and abroad (a guide)
From Orestiada in North-Eastern Greece to Zanzibar, to South Korea and Japan, to northern Iceland and the remote island of Agios Efstratios, thousands of people will shout “I Have No Oxygen” and pay a minimum tribute to the memory of the 57 victims of the train tragedy in Tempi on …
Read More »Tempi rally: “Solidarity Taxi”for protesters, pick-up points in Athens
Protesters heading to the big Tempi rally at Syntagma Square in downtown Athens on Friday, February 28, can use the “solidarity taxi” free of charge. The Attica Taxi Drivers Association (SOTA) announced the pick-up points for protesters by volunteer drivers Metaxourgeio Metro Station Megaro Musikis Metro Station ISAP Victoria Square …
Read More »Tempi train crash: Experts’ report highlights “chronic deficiencies, series of human errors”
The much anticipated report on the circumstances that led to the Tempi train collision and the tragic death of 57 people two years ago was released by the Greek Aviation & Railway Safety Investigation Agency (HARSIA) on Thursday, just one day before the 2nd anniversary of the disaster on 28. …
Read More »Greece to paralyze with 24h strike on Tempi tragedy anniversary
A 24-hour general strike will paralyze Greece on 28. February 2025, on the second anniversary of the Tempi train tragedy and hundreds of rallies will take place throughout the country and abroad to commemorate the 57 victims of the train collision and demand Justice, exactly two years after the disaster. …
Read More »Prosecution investigates social media posts inciting violence at the Tempi rallies
Posts on the social media inciting violent actions the day of Tempi rallies on 28 February, has triggered the prosecutor’s intervention on Sunday. The head of the Prosecutor General’s Office Aristides Koreas ordered a preliminary examination into the crime of incitement to commit criminal acts. By order of the Prosecutor, …
Read More »Poll Tempi disaster: Majority of Greeks see attempt by Gov’t to “cover-up”
The Tempi train disaster and the still ongoing investigation throw a long shadow over Greece’s political landscape and shake citizens’ trust to Justice and the government. Two years after the trains collision that claimed the live of 57 people on February 28, 2023, the majority of Greeks see an attempt …
Read More »Tempi Prosecutor alleges her son was “victim of criminal act”
Just a few hours after the body of missing 39-year-old Vassilis Kalogirou was found in a remote area, his mother, a prosecutor investigating the Tempi tragedy, openly alleged that her son was the victim of a criminal act. In a shocking post on social media, mother Sofia Kalogiou, the Larissa …
Read More »Tempi victims’ families file lawsuit against appellate judge
Maria Karystianou, president of the Tempi Victims’ Association, along with other relatives of the victims, filed a lawsuit against appellate investigator judge Sotiris Bakaimis, accusing him of failing to include numerous audio and video recordings in the case file related to the Tempi train tragedy on February 28, 2023. Speaking …
Read More »Urgent investigation ordered into videos linked to Tempi train collision
Larissa appellate-level examining magistrate Sotiris Baikamis ordered on Monday an urgent investigation of the three videos handed over to the Tempi train crash investigation by the company responsible for the video surveillance of railway line, on behalf of the Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE). The court-appointed fact-finders will examine the authenticity …
Read More »Pupils, students rally in Greece demanding “Justice” for Tempi victims
Thousands of students and pupils took to the streets of bit and small cities throughout Greece on Friday and rallied demanding “Justice” for the 57 victims of the Tempi train crash. In Athens, police detained 10 pupils for “preventive reasons.” In Athens, the protesters marched to the Parliament holding banners …
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