Tens of thousands protested across Greece on Sunday, demanding justice for the 57 victims of the nation's deadliest rail disaster in 2023. Demonstrations occurred in 97 cities, including major marches in Athens and Thessaloniki. The protests, deemed mostly peaceful despite brief clashes, aimed to hold the government accountable for the tragedy. Family members of victims expressed outrage over the lack of punishment for those responsible, with banners denouncing the government's inaction and calls for justice resonating among a grieving public. The movement has garnered international attention, turning into a global fight for accountability.
"What is happening today is majestic," Pavlos Aslanidis, the father of a victim, told the media in Thessaloniki. "This is now a global fight," he added, referring to the protests abroad.
"Two years after the tragedy, no one has been punished, no one is in prison," Ilias Papangelis, whose 18-year-old daughter was among those killed, told the crowd of protesters.
"This has been the most mafia-like cover-up operation," Maria Karystianou, whose daughter died in the crash, told the Athens protesters marching outside the Parliament building Sunday.
Demonstrators held placards and chanted "I have no oxygen" the chilling last words of Karystianou's daughter who had called the 112 European emergency number to report the incident.
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