Mass mobilizations sweep over Greece as calls for Tempi crash justice continue
On March 7, workers, students, and the public are staging new demonstrations in Greece, demanding justice for the victims of the Tempi train crash
Greek trade unions call for new mass protests over Tempi train crash
After last week’s mass protests, Greek trade unions have called for new mobilizations Wednesday, demanding justice for the Tempi train crash
Two years after Tempi train crash, workers shut down Greece in general strike
Two years after the Tempi train disaster, one million people mobilized across Greece, blaming privatization and austerity
Greeks demand justice on first anniversary of Tempi train collision
A deadly train collision in Tempi, Larissa, last year, killed 57 people. People’s movements have blamed criminal negligence, underfunding, and privatization of the railways by the government for the accident
Greek farmers continue their protest
A week-long protest, including rallies and blockades in major motorways across Greece, forced the New Democracy (ND) government to call the farmers for negotiations on Tuesday
Greeks protest docking of US warship
The USS Gerald Ford is docked at the Souda Port in Chania, which serves as a prominent naval base for the United States and its NATO allies in the eastern Mediterranean
Anti-imperialists slam Greece’s involvement in US operation against Yemen
The conservative New Democracy government announced that it will send a Hellenic Navy Frigate to the Red Sea to join the US-led “Operation Prosperity Guardian” to counter Yemen’s Ansar Allah’s naval blockade against Israel
‘Polytechnic’ of resistance: 50 years of the historic uprising in Athens
A students’ strike in Athens Polytechnic on November 14, 1973, escalated to an open revolt which marked the beginning of the end of the US-backed military junta
Greek communists condemn government’s complicity in Israeli war on Gaza
The Communist Party of Greece and other anti-imperialist forces are mobilizing against the government’s complicity in imperialist wars. They have also demanded that Greek forces and military assets not be deployed in the war on Gaza
49th Odigits Festival in Greece reinforces working-class solidarity
Over 100,000 people participated in the three day festival underscoring humanity and working-class solidarity and highlighting that “the people save the people in instances of crisis”
Thousands of Greek workers take to the streets in national strike against government’s anti-labor bill
Unions organized a country-wide strike against a bill introduced by the conservative New Democracy government in Greece. The bill seeks to increase daily and weekly working hours, among other changes
Widespread outrage in Greece over government handling of floods, wildfire
Around 5,000 people have been evacuated from the flood-ravaged parts of Thessaly and around 73,000 hectares of farmland have been ravaged. The Greek Left has criticized the austerity policies of the government for eroding the systemic ability of the country to respond to such crises
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