Statements, legal dispatches, and news from the Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims.
Today is a day of remembrance for all the beloved victims who lost their lives in aviation incidents. Airplane crashes occur for various reasons; Technical failures, bad weather and crew mistakes are the primary reasons for aviation disasters, but thanks to advances in technology, education and evolving regulations, these have decreased over the past years.Aviation ...
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The second Anniversary of the atrocious downing of Flight PS752, was held on Saturday, January 8, 2022, in Iran, Canada and other countries. At a virtual event in Canada, the Prime Minister, several of his cabinet Ministers, the Premier of Ontario, and the Mayor of Toronto as well as Ukraine’s Chargé d’affaires in Canada gave ...
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The Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims is planning to hold a number of physical and online public events during 2022. Since that fateful winter day of January 8, 2020, many in the greater community have participated in empathy and support for the victims and their families. Among this overwhelming expression of support has ...
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Today Hamed Esmaeilion, President and Spokesperson of the Association of Families of PS752 Victims met with Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Iryna Venediktova, according to the press release of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine. “We have a common pain and a common desire for justice. Ukraine is conducting a pre-trial investigation in conditions ...
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National Policy Priorities We are the families of victims of Flight PS752. Our lives – once normal – forever changed in the early morning of January 8, 2020, when Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down just 3 minutes after take-off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport by at least two missiles of Iran’s ...
Read MoreNational Policy Priorities We are the families of victims of Flight PS752. Our lives – once normal – forever changed in the early morning of January 8, 2020, when Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down just 3 minutes after take-off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport by at least two missiles of Iran’s ...
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After 600 days since the PS752 mass murder, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s military tribunal in Tehran issued a notice to the families who have filed a lawsuit. According to this notice, the Iranian courts have prohibited the criminal prosecution of: the Government of the Islamic Republic; the Supreme National Security Council; the Islamic Revolutionary ...
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Justice Is Not Negotiable August 5th, 2021 Gallery 1 Gallery 2 Gallery 3 Gallery 4 Gallery 5 Gallery 1 Credits: Arash Safavi Gallery 2 Credits: Ardalan Oveisi Gallery 3 Credits: Mehdi Torabi Kia Gallery 4 Credits: Zoha Babazadeh Gallery 5 Credits: Mehrzad Vahdat
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The Association of the Families of Flight PS752 Victims (the Association) welcomes the Government of Canada’s Forensic Examination and Assessment report on the downing of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752, released today. That report exposes the Iranian regime’s disregard for human life, failure to disclose the truth and pursue justice, and oppression of victims’ families. ...
Read MoreThe Road to Justice is paved with Solidarity Many Iranians have stood in solidarity with the families of the victims of flight PS752. Many have suffered consequences, persecution, harassment and entanglement with the unjust judiciary system in Iran. Many were imprisoned or their education and career paths interrupted. In the most recent act of solidarity ...
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A report published by Human Rights Watch today, “Iran: Ukraine Airline Victims’ Families Harassed, Abused”, adds to the mounting revelations that Iranian government violated international human rights law in its attack on Flight PS752 and its subsequent response. This report documents how Iran suppressed protests and unjustly sentenced innocent protestors to years in prison. Human ...
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May 21, 2021 — Today, the Canadian government made an important announcement regarding the ongoing effort for truth and justice for victims of the downing of flight PS752 . Inviting the distinguished international lawyer Prof. Payam Akhavan to join the legal team as the senior advisor is an important step that clearly demonstrates the Canadian ...
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