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OFFICIAL STATEMENTS

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

69 statements published

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 ...

StatementApr 25, 2024

The Statement of the Association condemning the Islamic Regime’s barbaric execution sentence against Toomaj Salehi, and the escalation of brutal repression against Iranian women

Over the past several weeks, the Islamic Republic Regime has escalated a violent rampage against the women of Iran. The IRGC, which is the regime’s principal apparatus against Iran’s civil society, has been unleashed with increasing ferocity upon the brave Iranian women on the streets. For nearly forty-five years, and especially since the Woman, Life, ...

StatementApr 16, 2024

The Statement of the Association on the Islamic Regime’s warmongering

The war mongers of the Islamic regime and the IRGC think only of their own survival and continuation of their reign of power. Their recent military adventurism by unleashing hundreds of drones and missiles demonstrates their blatant disregard for innocent civilian lives. Flight PS752 with 177 innocent civilian passengers, countless youth who were murdered, maimed, ...

StatementFeb 8, 2024

Canada’s public inquiry into foreign interference needs to examine the Islamic Republic of Iran

The Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims supports Canada’s Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, which began in late January 2024 and is being led by Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue. The Association has concerns, however, regarding the public commentary that has arisen with respect to the precise contours and ...

StatementJan 20, 2024

The Association’s Statement to Condemn the Execution Sentences

Many young Iranians are in danger of being executed. The Islamic regime conducts sham trials with fabricated charges and unilaterally issues death sentences without the presence of independent defence lawyers. Vafa Azarbar, Mohsen Mazloum, Mohammad (Hajhir) Faramarzi, Pejman Fatehi, Reza Resaei, Mojahed Koorkoor, Kamran Schikte, Anvar Khazari, Khosro Besharat and Farhad Salimi are ten young ...

StatementJan 9, 2024

The Association’s statement on the referral of the PS752 case to the International Civil Aviation Organization by four affected countries

Yesterday, the third legal action against the Islamic Republic of Iran has been initiated for its criminal actions of shooting down Ukrainian Flight PS752 and the willful murder of its innocent civilian passengers and crew. Previously, the Association had unilaterlly filed a legal case before the International Criminal Courts. Last July, the four affected countries’ ...

StatementAug 25, 2023

The Association’s Statement on the Occasion of the Widespread Persecution and Arrest of Victims’ Families in Iran

On the Anniversary of Mahsa (Jina) Amini’s murder that sparked the Woman, Life, Freedom, Revolution in Iran, the Islamic regime has escalated its persecution and arrest of families who have lost their loved ones over the past year. The regime has made extensive efforts to suppress any form of protest with house arrests, banning access ...

StatementJul 5, 2023

The Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims’ Statement on the Referral of the Case to the International Court of Justice

July 5, 2023 _ Forty-two months have passed since Ukrainian flight PS752 was shot down over the skies of Tehran by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps of Iran. They murdered 177 innocent civilians, blatantly disrespected their remains, looted and robbed their belongings, lied for three days until they were exposed and continued to subvert justice. ...

StatementMay 19, 2023

The Association’s Statement in Support of the Demonstrations on May 20: United Against Executions in Iran

Yesterday, three innocent young Iranians were executed in Isfahan. The tragic state murder of Majid, Saleh, and Saeed’s only intensified our anger towards the Islamic Republic regime and strengthens our resolve to fight for our country. Many more Iranian citizens have been executed around the country over the past months. Many others in Isfahan, Hormozgan, ...