Tractors and Tensions: Greek Farmers Rush to Athens Demanding Urgent Reforms
On February 13, farmers across Greece mobilized, converging from Afidnes toward Syntagma Square in Athens after a nationwide committee organized roadblocks.
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Parallel Crimes: Novi Sad, Tempi and the Architecture of Neglect in the Balkans
Two recent deadly incidents in the Balkans shocked Greece and Serbia, leaving questions of political responsibility that quickly ignited massive protest movements.
‘I have no oxygen’ – Train Crash Leads to Greece’s Biggest Post-War Social Movement
Two years ago the deadliest train crash in Greek history happened. 57 people died after a passenger train collided with a cargo train. The crash occurred at Tempi, a rural area in between Athens and Thessaloniki. Most of the victims were young students traveling after…