Strikes and demonstrations are scheduled to take place across Greece on Friday, as public and private-sector trade unions have called for a 24-hour general strike. This means ships will not sail, planes will not fly, and trains will stay in their depots. Shops and businesses across the country will also remain closed for several hours, and even music star Anna Vissi will not be singing on Friday evening. Demonstrations are planned in almost every city, town, and village nationwide, with people using social media to call on their fellow citizens to join the protests.

Expats are also joining in, with memorial demonstrations planned in cities across Europe, America, Sydney, Zanzibar, Buenos Aires, and even the town of Akureyri in northern Iceland. The people involved are all calling for justice for the victims of the worst railway disaster in the history of Greece. Friday marks the second anniversary of the Tempi railway disaster, where InterCity 62 collided head-on with a freight train, killing 57 people, including many students. The accident sent shockwaves through Greek society, and there was a massive outpouring of grief and an agonizing need for answers. How could this have happened? And could something similar happen again?

Two years later, the families of the victims and the Greek public are still waiting for answers. They are also calling for justice, as polls indicate that 70–80% of Greeks believe that the government is involved in a cover-up. The government has categorically rejected all allegations of a cover-up, but the public is not buying it. Straight after the accident, the responsible authorities did not take the necessary steps to secure security camera footage or carry out the necessary autopsies. About 300 cubic meters of earth were also removed immediately after the collision, making it impossible to establish if the freight train involved was carrying

Source: https://www.dw.com/en/greeks-to-mark-anniversary-of-tempi-train-crash-with-strike/a-71769277?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf