IAPSS Statement on the Tempi Crash and Protests throughout Greece
By IAPSS, March 10th, 2025
On February 28th, 2023, an InterCity 62 (IC62) passenger train and an intermodal freight train collided near Tempi, Greece, resulting in the death of 57 people, with a further 180 people getting injured. An immediate action taken, alongside search and rescue operations, was the covering of the collision site with gravel and concrete.
On the eve of the second anniversary of the Tempi Crash, with new evidence emerging, and with no one having been truly held accountable, whether amongst the government, authorities, or Hellenic Train, the operating company, the Greek people demonstrated in unprecedented numbers, demanding justice and the resolution of systemic inefficiencies. The demonstrations, predominantly peaceful, were met with police brutality, with targets of said violence including survivors of the crash, as well as the families of those who had passed.
The International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS) stands in solidarity with the people of Greece, and applauds the millions of people who participated and keep participating in the demonstrations. IAPSS encourages politicians to abandon tactics of polarisation and to join the citizens in creating a safe railway system, and processes fitting to a democratic republic, where the constitutional right to demonstrating will be respected. IAPSS further joins those demanding justice for the victims and their families, and hopes that the judicial branch will be allowed to impartially fulfill its duties.
Παναγιώτης Μπουρνάζης, 15 ετών, Panagiotis Bournazis, 15 years old.
Αναστασία Παπαγγελή, 19 ετών, Anastasia Papaggeli, 19 years old.
Θώμη Πλακιά, 20 ετών, Thomi Plakia, 20 years old.
Χρύσα Πλακιά, 20 ετών, Chrysa Plakia, 20 years old.
Αναστασία Πλακιά, 20 ετών, Anastasia Plakia, 20 years old.
Αναστάσιος Κουτσόπουλος, 21 ετών, Anastasios Koutsopoulos, 21 years old.
Μαρία Θωμαή Ψαροπούλου, 21 ετών, Maria Thomai Psaropoulou, 21 years old.
Φραντσέσκα Μπέζα, 21 ετών, Francesca Beza, 21 years old.
Γιώργος Παπάζογλου, 22 ετών, Giorgos Papazoglou, 22 years old.
Ελένη Τσίντζα, 22 ετών, Eleni Tsintza, 22 years old.
Ιορδάνης Αδαμάκης, 22 ετών, Iordanis Adamakis, 22 years old.
Κλαούντια Λάτα, 22 ετών, Claudia Lata, 22 years old.
Αφροδίτη Τσιωμά, 23 ετών, Afroditi Tsioma, 23 years old.
Αγάπη Τσακλίδου, 23 ετών, Agapi Tsaklidou, 23 years old.
Ιφιγένεια Μήτσκα, 23 ετών, Ifigeneia Mitska, 23 years old.
Άγγελος Τηλκερίδης, 23 ετών, Aggelos Tilkeridis, 23 years old.
Ντένις Ρούτσι, 23 ετών, Denis Routsi, 23 years old.
Κυπριανός Παπαϊωάννου, 23 ετών, Kyprianos Papaioannou, 23 years old.
Νικήτας Καραθεόδωρος, 23 ετών, Nikitas Karatheodoros, 23 years old.
Αναστασία Αδαμίδου, 24 ετών, Anastasia Adamidou, 24 years old.
Καλλιόπη Πορφυρίδου, 24 ετών, Kalliopi Porfyridou, 24 years old.
Δήμητρα-Ευαγγελία Καπετάνιου, 25 ετων, Dimitra-Evaggelia Kapetaniou, 25 years old.
Ελισάβετ Χατζηβασιλείου, 26 ετών, Elissavet Chatzivasileiou, 26 years old.
Δημήτρης Ασλανίδης, 26 ετών, Dimitris Aslanidis, 26 years old.
Νίκος Ναλμπάντης, 27 ετών, Nikos Nalmpantis, 27 years old.
Σωτήρης Καραγεωργίου, 28 ετών, Sotiris Karageorgiou, 28 years old.
Ελπίδα Χούπα, 28 ετών, Elpida Choupa, 28 years old.
Γιάννης Καρασάββας, 28 ετών, Giannis Karasavvas, 28 years old.
Δημήτρης Οικού, 29 ετών, Dimitris Oikou, 29 years old.
Παναγιώτης Χατζηχαραλάμπους, 29 ετών, Panagiotis Chatzicharalampous, 29 years old.
Σοφία-Ελένη Ταχμαζίδου, 32 ετών, Sofia-Eleni Tachmazidou, 32 years old.
Δημήτρης Μασσάλης, 32 ετών, Dimitris Massalis, 32 years old.
Βάιος Βλάχος, 34 ετών, Vaios Vlachos, 34 years old.
Αθηνά Κατσάρα 34 ετών, Athina Katsara, 34 years old.
Μοχάμεντ Εντρίς, 34 ετών, Mohammed Edris, 34 years old.
Σπύρος Βούλγαρης, 35 χρονών, Spyros Voulgaris, 35 years old.
Ιονέλ Κουλέλα, 35 ετών, Ionel Koulela, 35 years old.
Λένα Δουρμίκα, 39 ετών, Lena Dourmika, 39 years old.
Βάγια Μπλέκα, 42 ετών, Vaia Mpleka, 42 years old.
Ιωάννης Βουτσινάς, 48 ετών, Ioannis Voutsinas, 48 years old.
Ανδρέας Παυλίδης, 49 ετών, Andreas Pavlidis, 49 years old.
Μαρία Μουρτζάκη, 51 ετών, Maria Mourtzaki, 51 years old.
Βασίλειος-Κυριάκος Κώττας, 52 ετών, Vasileios-Kyriakos Kottas, 52 years old.
Βαγγέλης Μπουρνάζης, 54 ετών, Vaggelis Mpoutnazis, 54 years old.
Βασιλική Χλωρού, 55 ετών, Vasiliki Chlorou, 55 years old.
Μαρία Εγούτ, 55 ετών, Maria Egout, 55 years old.
Γιάννης Τζοβάρας, 55 ετών, Giannis Tzovaras, 55 years old.
Χρυσούλα Κουκαριώτη, 56 ετών, Chrysoula Koukarioti, 56 years old.
Μαρία Μιάρη, 56 ετών, Maria Miari, 56 years old.
Γιώργος Φωτόπουλος, 57 ετών, Giorgos Fotopoulos, 57 years old.
Γιώργος Κουτσούμπας, 59 ετών, Giorgos Koutsoumpas, 59 years old.
Παβλίνι Μπόζο, 62 ετών, Pavlini Mpozo, 62 years old.
Γιάννης Καριώτης, 63 ετών, Giannis Kariotis, 63 years old.
Γιώργος Κυριακίδης, 67 ετών, Giorgos Kyriakidis, 67 years old.
Ευαγγελία Κουκαριώτη, 63 ετών, Evaggelia Koukarioti, 63 years old.
Σύρος μετανάστης, 56 ετών (ταυτοποιήθηκε μέσω δείγματος DNA που εστάλη από τον αδελφό του από την Ολλανδία). Unnamed Syrian immigrant, 56 years old (identified through a DNA sample provided by his brother, residing in the Netherlands).
Εριέττα Μόλχο, 23 ετών (αγνοείται). Erietta Molcho, 23 years old (missing).
