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The Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims

The Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims is not-for-profit organization that represents the families of 140 of the victims of the downing of Flight PS752 of Ukrainian International Airlines.[2][3] The association is independent, with no ties to any political parties or movements; it has been established to keep the memories of the passengers alive, unite the grieving families of victims, and seek justice[4][5] after flight PS752 was targeted by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).[5]

The Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims
Formation2020; 4 years ago (2020)
TypeNonprofit
President
Navaz Ebrahim[1]
Websiteps752justice.com

The association has received support from world politicians including Justin Trudeau the prime minister of Canada.[6][7]

Mission

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"We are searching for the truth behind the downing of a civilian airplane shot by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and we are seeking to serve justice against the convicts, perpetrators, and commanders of this horrific crime in an independent and impartial court."

— Association's official website[8]

This Association has published an investigative Fact-Finding Report for the downing PS752 flight. Some disputable and controversial evidence such as "deliberate opening of the Iranian sky in a war condition", "the changes in other flights' routes", "full destruction of passengers' electronic devices", "suspicious 57 minutes' delay for taking off", and "off-boarding few passengers" have all been pointed out within that report.[2] After releasing this investigative report, the Association announced its intention to bring the case to the International Court of Justice.[9][10]

Protests against the crime and worldwide rallies for justice as well as holding virtual anniversaries in memory of the Ukrainian flight victims are among other activities of the Association.[9][11][12]

Passengers

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Hamed Esmaeilion, president of the association, doing an interview with VOA about Flight 752

According to the speaker of the Iranian national aviation agency, the number of victims was 176, including 167 passengers and 9 flight crew.[13]

According to Iranian officials, 146 passengers used Iranian passports to leave Iran,[14] and most of them were heading back to Canada via Ukraine after their winter holidays.[15][16][17] According to Ukrainian foreign minister Vadym Prystaiko and a flight manifest released by UIA,[18] out of the 167 passengers, 82 were confirmed to be Iranian citizens, while 63 were Canadians. 30 of the Iranian citizens had been living in Canada and were returning home.[19][20] According to Iranian nationality law, the Iranian government considers dual citizens to be solely Iranian citizens.[21] Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau stated that out of 167 passengers on the plane, 138 were traveling to Canada.[15] This tragedy was the biggest Canadian casualty of aviation incidents since the bombing of Air India Flight 182 in 1985.[22]

Of the 167 passengers, 70 were men, 81 women, 15 children, and one infant.[23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Association announces resignation of Dr. Hamed Esmaeilion from role of President and Spokesperson
  2. ^ a b "گزارش انجمن خانواده‌های جان‌باختگان درباره شواهد سرنگونی "عمدی" هواپیمای اوکراینی". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  3. ^ لندن, کیهان (2020-04-01). "اعلام موجودیت "انجمن خانواده‌های جانباختگان پرواز PS752" با هدف دادخواهی علیه آمرین و عاملین حمله موشکی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی". KayhanLondon کیهان لندن (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  4. ^ "ABOUT". The Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims / PS752 انجمن خانواده‌های جانباختگان پرواز | PS752Justice. April 2020. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  5. ^ a b "تاسیس نهاد مدنی برای دادخواهی از جنایتی عمدی". سایتِ خبری‌تحلیلی (in Persian). 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  6. ^ "Trudeau reaffirms Canada's commitment to seeking justice at Flight PS752 memorial". CTVNews. 2023-01-08. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  7. ^ "Flight PS752: Trudeau vows to 'seek justice' as Canadians mark 3rd anniversary of crash - National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  8. ^ "درباره ما". The Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims / PS752 انجمن خانواده‌های جانباختگان پرواز | PS752Justice (in Persian). April 2020. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  9. ^ a b "تجمع خانواده جانباختگان هواپیمای اوکراینی همزمان با برگزاری جلسه دوم دادگاه فرمایشی". www.radiozamaneh.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  10. ^ "نیاز عدالت به کشف حقیقت است و امید خانواده‌های جانباختگان پرواز ۷۵۲ به سازوکارهای حقوقی بین‌المللی؛ گفتگوی اختصاصی با جواد سلیمانی". کمپین حقوق بشر در ایران. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  11. ^ "خانواده‌های کشته‌شدگان هواپیمای اوکراینی در چند شهر جهان اجتماع دادخواهی برگزار می‌کنند". ایران اینترنشنال (in Persian). 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  12. ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "دومین سال سرنگونی هواپیما؛ داغدارانی که دادخواهی می‌کنند | DW | 07.01.2022". DW.COM (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  13. ^ "Ukrainian airplane crashes near Tehran, 176 dead". ISNA. 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  14. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ^ a b "63 Canadians killed in plane crash near Tehran: Ukrainian official | Globalnews.ca". 2020-01-08. Archived from the original on 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  16. ^ "Iran state TV says Ukrainian airplane crashes near Tehran". wbal.com. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  17. ^ Press ·, The Associated. "63 Canadians among dead after Ukrainian plane crash in Iran, Ukraine says | CBC News". CBC. Archived from the original on 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  18. ^ "Flight PS752 Passenger List". UIA. 8 January 2020. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  19. ^ Oliphant, Roland; Mendick, Robert; Nicholls, Dominic (8 January 2020). "Iran plane crash: All 176 passengers killed as Ukraine Boeing 737 crashes near Tehran". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  20. ^ "Тегеран: Пристайко опублікував список загиблих в авіакатастрофі МАУ". nv.ua. 8 January 2020. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  21. ^ "Dual Citizenship Iran". Dualcitizenship.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  22. ^ "Why were so many Canadians on the plane that crashed in Iran?". January 10, 2020.
  23. ^ "سقوط هواپیما در تهران؛ کانادا خواستار تحقیقات شد، اوکراین گروه تحقیق می‌فرستد". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-09-12.
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