Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood with the families of the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 on Saturday as they lent their voices to the worldwide calls for revolution in Iran through a series of coordinated protests across Canada. But even as Trudeau touted Canada’s new sanctions against the Iranian regime, some activists called…
Trudeau Joins Families of Flight 752 in Canada-Wide Protests Against Iranian Regime
Canada, Allies Condemn Iran Snub of Negotiations With Victims’ Families for PS752
OTTAWA—Canada and its allies are accusing Iran of snubbing the families of those killed when its military shot down a passenger jet two years ago by refusing to negotiate a settlement. The joint condemnation Thursday by Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine comes after Iran ignored a Wednesday deadline by the coalition of countries to negotiate…
Ontario Court Awards More Than $107M to Families Over Deadly Flight 752 Shootdown
January 3, 2022
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OTTAWA—An Ontario court has awarded more than $107 million to families of six victims of the Iranian military’s downing of a passenger jet two years ago. The decision made public Monday follows a May ruling that the missile strikes amounted to an intentional act of terrorism, paving the way for relatives of those killed to…
Flight 752 Forensic Report Doesn’t Answer All Questions, Victims’ Families Say
The man whose family was killed in a missile attack on Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 as it left Tehran’s airport last year is “angry and disappointed” with a forensic report that says it was not premeditated, but rather caused by Iran’s “recklessness.” Alireza Ghandchi’s wife, Faezeh, his daughter Dorsa, 15, and his eight-year-old son…
‘Reckless Acts and Omissions’ by Iran Caused Deadly Flight 752 Crash: Report
OTTAWA—A “series of reckless acts and omissions” by Iranian authorities resulted in the fatal downing of a passenger jet in January 2020, according to a Canadian government summary of a forensic report. The official document from the Prime Minister’s Office says Iran showed a “blatant disregard” for air safety by failing to provide any information…
Human Rights Watch Says Families of Flight 752 Victims Harassed, Intimidated by Iran
OTTAWA—A human rights group says in a new report that Iran has harassed families of passengers killed aboard Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752. Human Rights Watch says from last fall until January it spoke with 31 family members of victims and “people with direct knowledge” of how Iranian authorities treated relatives. In all, 176 people…
Ontario Court Rules Deadly Shootdown of Flight 752 in Iran Was Act of Terrorism
May 21, 2021
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TORONTO—An Ontario court has ruled that the Iranian military’s downing of a passenger jet early last year was an intentional act of terrorism, paving the way for relatives of those killed to seek compensation from the country. In the decision, Ontario Superior Court Justice Edward Belobaba found on a balance of probabilities that the missiles…
Iran Prosecutor Says 10 Indicted for Ukraine Plane Shootdown
Ten officials have been indicted in Iran over the 2020 military shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed 176 people, a prosecutor said Tuesday, an announcement coming just as Tehran begins indirect negotiations with the West over its collapsed nuclear deal with world powers. More than 100 of the 176 victims—at least one of…
Ottawa Rejects Iran Report That Blames Shootdown of Flight 752 on ‘Human Error’
OTTAWA—The federal government is rejecting outright a final report by Iran’s civil aviation authority that blames “human error” as the reason why a passenger jet was shot down by the Iranian military in January 2020. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard fired two missiles at Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 shortly after it took off from Tehran on…
Iran Allocates Payment for Downing Ukraine Plane, but Ottawa Says No Offer Yet
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Iran’s cabinet has created a compensation fund to pay the families of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down by Iranian forces outside Tehran last January, the president announced Wednesday. Iran will pay $150,000 for each victim, state TV reported, without specifying a timeline for the awards….
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