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OFFICIAL STATEMENTS

Formal statements and press releases from the Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims.

66 statements published

StatementAug 13, 2025

The Statement by Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims regarding the Court of Appeal’s Decision to Uphold the Finding of Negligence Against Ukraine International Airlines

This week, the Court of Appeal for Ontario upheld the lower court’s finding of negligence against Ukraine International Airlines (UIA). The lower court had determined that UlA was negligent in failing to prevent Flight PS752 from departing Tehran on January 8, 2020. The lower court’s ruling found the Islamic Republic’s reports unconvincing and rejected the ...

StatementJun 16, 2025

The Association’s Statement on the War

The people of Iran have had no part in the war that has broken out. Over the past decades, no one has asked their opinion in decision-making on the minor and major affairs of the country, and now they are trapped in this war. Many commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including some who ...

StatementMay 13, 2025

Statement of the Association regarding the Bandar Abbas tragedy

The recent explosion in Bandar Abbas is a repetition of a painful trend that has, for nearly half a century, sacrificed human lives for the survival of a ruthless and destructive regime. In this latest criminal act, which as always, has been marred in the lies and treachery of the Islamic regime, dozens of employees ...

StatementMar 17, 2025

Statement of the Association on ICAO Council’s Historic Ruling Against the Islamic Republic of Iran

After more than five years, the Islamic Regime in Iran has been condemned by a majority vote in ICAO (the International Civil Aviation Organization). Based on a complaint filed by four countries—Canada, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and Sweden—on January 8, 2024, at the ICAO Council, the Islamic Republic of Iran was required to answer for ...

StatementJan 17, 2025

Statement of the Association Regarding the Official Objection of the Islamic Regime to the Jurisdiction of the International Court Of Justice

The Islamic Regime in Iran officially objected yesterday to the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to hear the case of the downing of Flight PS752. On October 16, 2024, the four affected countries — Canada, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and Sweden — submitted their documents and evidence against this government. The Islamic ...

StatementJan 10, 2025

Statement of the Association on the Fifth Anniversary of the Downing of Flight PS752

Five years have passed. Five years passed from the shooting down of a passenger airplane over Tehran Airport. Five years passed from silencing of kind hearts and beautiful eyes that were struck by missiles. Five years passed from the killing of the defenseless, from the burned suitcases, and from the assault of bulldozers on what ...

StatementDec 27, 2024

The Association’s statement on the Downing of Azerbaijani Flight 8243

The news of the downing of Azerbaijani airplane, on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the downing of PS752 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was shocking and heartbreaking for us. If the role of Russian air defense in this incident is confirmed, unfortunately, this marks the third airplane downed by Russian-backed forces in ...

StatementNov 17, 2024

The Association’s Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of Bloody November

Five years ago, during these very days, a massive wave of Iranians took to the streets against the Islamic Republic regime. Over a hundred cities in Iran witnessed protests and demonstrations. Thousands of people participated in these protests, and the Islamic regime of Iran met them with the most brutal suppression possible. The government initially ...

StatementSep 15, 2024

The Association’s Statement on the Second Anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s Murder and the Start of the Woman, Life, Freedom Revolution

Two years have passed since the murder of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini. Another crime was committed by the Islamic Regime, which led to the great uprising of “Woman, Life, Freedom” in Iran and around the world. In the days following this murder, the Islamic Regime, as always, responded to protesters with bullets. Hundreds were killed, dozens ...

Statement of Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims

StatementAug 7, 2024

Statement of the Association on the Execution of Reza Rasaei

Like before, the Islamic Regime continues to exact revenge upon the people of Iran. This time with the guise of “punishment and hard revenge” for their terrorist guest, they sent to the gallows yet another helpless prisoner, Reza Rasaei. The regime of ignorance and criminality is ever more prepared to kill hope, to kill the ...

StatementJun 19, 2024

Statement of the Association Regarding the Designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a Terrorist Organization in Canada

Today, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has finally been listed as a terrorist organization in Canada. The IRGC was responsible for the deliberate downing of flight PS752. In the early hours of January 8, this notorious organization shot down the flight over Tehran International Airport, killing 176 innocent passengers and an unborn child. Since ...

Associations of Families of PS752 Victims Statement

StatementJun 10, 2024

Statement of the Association of Flight PS752 Victims on the court decision against Ukrainian Airlines noting that the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Human Error claims contain deliberate mistruths and are unconvincing

Today the Superior Court of Ontario issued a ruling against Ukrainian International Airlines in favor of the families. According to the ruling, the court revealed that UIA was negligent in permitting flight PS752 to take off from Tehran on January 8, 2020. In the ruling, the court refutes the Islamic Republic of Iran’s report claiming ...