Greek journalists strike for 24 hours following train crash

The strike is part of cross-sector industrial action aiming to put pressure on the government for underfunding the rail network

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Deadly train collision in Greece reveals the dysfunctionality of state and capitalism
On 28th of February 2023, a head-on collision occurred between two trains in the Thessaly region of Greece, killing at least 57 people, making it the deadliest rail disaster in Greek history
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/03/16/deadly-train-collision-in-greece-reveals-the-dysfunctionality-of-state-and-capitalism/
#Greece #Greektraincrash #HellenicTrain #NewDemocracyParty #OSE #Tempitraincrash #Thessaly
Deadly train collision in Greece reveals the dysfunctionality of state and capitalism - Freedom News

On 28th of February 2023, a head-on collision occurred between two trains in the Thessaly region of Greece, killing at least 57 people, making it the deadliest rail disaster in Greek history. And from the very beginning a wave of outrage was felt all over the country. Protests and demonstrations are held on daily basis,

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I couldn't help but think of our own railway system at home.

Braving torrential rain and thunder, demonstrators marched from the office headquarters of Hellenic Train in #Athens to the Greek parliament, chanting “this crime will not be forgotten”.

Many were as young as the vast majority of those killed in the collision between a passenger train and a freight train.
#GreekTrainCrash: anger grows as officials admit #RailNetwork problems | #Greece | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/02/greek-train-crash-anger-grows-as-government-admits-network-problems

Greek train crash: anger grows as officials admit rail network problems

Government says rail projects beset by ‘chronic public sector ills’, as death toll from crash rises to 57

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