Hamed Esmaeilion’s wife and daughter died when the Iranian military shot down Flight PS752. Now he’s leading a groundswell of protests as Iranian Canadians seek justice for the regime’s crimes
For Hamed Esmaeilion, the past two and a half years have been an epic struggle. Born in Iran, Esmaeilion is a dentist and award-winning author who immigrated to Canada with his family in 2010, settling in Newmarket. He lost his wife and daughter in January 2020, when Ukraine Airlines Flight PS752 was shot down by the Iranian military, killing all 176 people on board.
Right after the downing of Flight PS752, Covid hit the world, so we had no chance to gather physically. We would meet online and be crying the whole time, and we could not even hug one another. We couldn’t hold protests or rallies. We formed an association in Canada and registered it as a Canadian non-profit organization. We wanted to keep the memories of our loved ones alive and help the families of the victims. But the main goals were truth and justice.
If this regime has been cruel for decades, what do you think is triggering this groundswell of protest right now? And why are these protests so much bigger than previous ones?
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