The Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims
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| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Alborz Sadeghi[https://www.ps752justice.com/board-of-directors/ BOARD OF DIRECTORS - Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims]
| leader_title2 = Spokesperson
| leader_name2 = Kourosh Doustshenas[https://www.ps752justice.com/board-of-directors/ BOARD OF DIRECTORS - Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims]
| board_of_directors = * Alborz Sadeghi (President)
- Navaz Ebrahim (Vice President)
- Kourosh Doustshenas (Spokesperson)
- Maral Gorginpour (Secretary)
- Amineh Aghabali
- Mohsen Ahmadipour
- Hamed Esmaeilion
- Shahnaz Morattab[https://www.ps752justice.com/board-of-directors/ BOARD OF DIRECTORS - Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims]
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The Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims is a not-for-profit organization that represents the families of 140 of the victims of the downing of Flight PS752 of Ukrainian International Airlines.{{Cite web |title=گزارش انجمن خانواده‌های جانباختگان درباره شواهد سرنگونی "عمدی" هواپیمای اوکراینی |url=https://www.radiofarda.com/a/flight-ps752-association-news-confrence-held-on-line/31577479.html |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=رادیو فردا |language=fa}}{{Cite web |last=لندن |first=کیهان |date=2020-04-01 |title=اعلام موجودیت "انجمن خانواده‌های جانباختگان پرواز PS752" با هدف دادخواهی علیه آمرین و عاملین حمله موشکی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی |url=https://kayhan.london/fa/1399/01/13/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86 |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=KayhanLondon کیهان لندن |language=fa-IR}} 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{{Cite web |title=ABOUT |url=https://www.ps752justice.com/about/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=The Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims / PS752 انجمن خانواده‌های جانباختگان پرواز {{!}} PS752Justice |date=April 2020 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2020-11-14 |title=تاسیس نهاد مدنی برای دادخواهی از جنایتی عمدی |url=https://www.zeitoons.com/81919 |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=سایتِ خبری‌تحلیلی |language=fa-IR}} after flight PS752 was targeted by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The association has received support from world politicians including Justin Trudeau the prime minister of Canada.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-08 |title=Trudeau reaffirms Canada's commitment to seeking justice at Flight PS752 memorial |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/trudeau-reaffirms-canada-s-commitment-to-seeking-justice-at-flight-ps752-memorial-1.6222050 |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=CTVNews |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Flight PS752: Trudeau vows to ‘seek justice’ as Canadians mark 3rd anniversary of crash - National {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9395126/flight-ps752-crash-trudeau-3rd-anniversary/ |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}
Mission
{{Blockquote|text="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."|source=Association's official website{{Cite web |title=درباره ما |url=https://www.ps752justice.com/fa/about/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=The Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims / PS752 انجمن خانواده‌های جانباختگان پرواز {{!}} PS752Justice |date=April 2020 |language=fa-IR}}}}
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. After releasing this investigative report, the Association announced its intention to bring the case to the International Court of Justice.{{Cite web |title=تجمع خانواده جانباختگان هواپیمای اوکراینی همزمان با برگزاری جلسه دوم دادگاه فرمایشی |url=https://www.radiozamaneh.com/694788/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=www.radiozamaneh.com |language=fa-IR}}{{Cite web |date=|title=نیاز عدالت به کشف حقیقت است و امید خانواده‌های جانباختگان پرواز ۷۵۲ به سازوکارهای حقوقی بین‌المللی؛ گفتگوی اختصاصی با جواد سلیمانی |url=https://persian.iranhumanrights.org/1400/10/javad-soleimani-ukraine-international-airlines-flight-752/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=کمپین حقوق بشر در ایران}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2020-09-28 |title=خانواده‌های کشته‌شدگان هواپیمای اوکراینی در چند شهر جهان اجتماع دادخواهی برگزار می‌کنند |url=https://old.iranintl.com/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%B4%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%DA%86%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%86%D8%AF |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=ایران اینترنشنال |language=fa}}{{Cite web |last=Welle (www.dw.com) |first=Deutsche |title=دومین سال سرنگونی هواپیما؛ داغدارانی که دادخواهی می‌کنند {{!}} DW {{!}} 07.01.2022 |url=https://www.dw.com/fa-ir/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%BA%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C-%D9%85%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%86%D8%AF/a-60358585 |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=DW.COM |language=fa-IR}}
Passengers
File:Hamed Esmaeilion 2.png, 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.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-08 |title=Ukrainian airplane crashes near Tehran, 176 dead |url=https://en.isna.ir/news/98101813884/Ukrainian-airplane-crashes-near-Tehran-176-dead |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=ISNA |language=en}}
According to Iranian officials, 146 passengers used Iranian passports to leave Iran,{{Cite web |url=https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Iran-CAO-PS752-Initial-Report.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112032437/https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Iran-CAO-PS752-Initial-Report.pdf |archive-date=12 January 2020 |url-status=live }} and most of them were heading back to Canada via Ukraine after their winter holidays.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-08 |title=63 Canadians killed in plane crash near Tehran: Ukrainian official {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6380800/63-canadians-killed-iran-ukrainian-plane-crash/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108145546/https://globalnews.ca/news/6380800/63-canadians-killed-iran-ukrainian-plane-crash/ |archive-date=2020-01-08 }}{{Cite web |title=Iran state TV says Ukrainian airplane crashes near Tehran |url=https://www.wbal.com/article/429568/130/iran-state-tv-says-ukrainian-airplane-crashes-near-tehran |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=wbal.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Press · |first=The Associated |title=63 Canadians among dead after Ukrainian plane crash in Iran, Ukraine says {{!}} CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-ukraine-air-crash-canadians-tehran-1.5418610 |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=CBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108122253/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-ukraine-air-crash-canadians-tehran-1.5418610 |archive-date=2020-01-08 |language=en}} According to Ukrainian foreign minister Vadym Prystaiko and a flight manifest released by UIA,{{cite web |url=https://www.flyuia.com/us/en/news/2020/flight-ps752-passenger-list |title=Flight PS752 Passenger List |work=UIA |date=8 January 2020 |access-date=9 January 2020 |archive-date=8 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108223139/https://www.flyuia.com/us/en/news/2020/flight-ps752-passenger-list |language=en}} 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.{{Cite news|title=Iran plane crash: All 176 passengers killed as Ukraine Boeing 737 crashes near Tehran|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/01/08/iran-plane-crash-170-passengers-feared-dead-ukraine-boeing-737/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108054218/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/01/08/iran-plane-crash-170-passengers-feared-dead-ukraine-boeing-737/|archive-date=8 January 2020|access-date=8 January 2020|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=8 January 2020 |last1=Oliphant |first1=Roland |last2=Mendick |first2=Robert |last3=Nicholls |first3=Dominic }}{{cite web|date=8 January 2020|url=https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/politics/tegeran-pristayko-opublikuvav-spisok-zagiblih-v-aviakatastrofi-mau-novini-ukrajini-50062955.html |title=Тегеран: Пристайко опублікував список загиблих в авіакатастрофі МАУ |website=nv.ua|access-date=9 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109191525/https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/politics/tegeran-pristayko-opublikuvav-spisok-zagiblih-v-aviakatastrofi-mau-novini-ukrajini-50062955.html |url-status=live |archive-date=9 January 2020}} According to Iranian nationality law, the Iranian government considers dual citizens to be solely Iranian citizens.{{cite web |url=http://www.dualcitizenship.com/countries/iran.html |title=Dual Citizenship Iran |publisher=Dualcitizenship.com |access-date=20 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709110941/https://www.dualcitizenship.com/countries/iran.html |archive-date=9 July 2019 |url-status=live }} Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau stated that out of 167 passengers on the plane, 138 were traveling to Canada. This tragedy was the biggest Canadian casualty of aviation incidents since the bombing of Air India Flight 182 in 1985.{{Cite web |date=January 10, 2020 |title=Why were so many Canadians on the plane that crashed in Iran? |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canadians-plane-crash-iran-1.5419076}}
Of the 167 passengers, 70 were men, 81 women, 15 children, and one infant.{{Cite news |title=سقوط هواپیما در تهران؛ کانادا خواستار تحقیقات شد، اوکراین گروه تحقیق می‌فرستد |language=fa |work=BBC News فارسی |url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-51029798 |access-date=2022-09-12}}
See also
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External links
- {{Official Website|https://www.ps752justice.com/}}