On January 8, 2023, a memorial ceremony marking three years since the IRGC shot down Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 was held in Toronto by the Association of Victims’ Families of Flight PS752. At the event, the association’s founder Hamed Esmaeilion, whose wife and daughter had been aboard Flight 752, said that the Islamic Republic is a “mafia gang” and a “tyrannical state that produces nothing but terrorism, repression, and injustice.” He said that the Islamic Republic does not represent the Iranian people, and he spoke about the death of Jina (Mahsa) Amini and of protestors killed and executed by the Iranian regime.

In addition, he expressed hope that Iran will face justice in the ICJ, and he said that the families of the victims live for a day of freedom and justice in a democratic Iran in which women and girls can decide for themselves what they wear. He added: “We live for a day without the Islamic Republic and [without] the criminals who ruin that beautiful country.” The event was also attended by Mayor of Toronto John Tory, and videos from the ceremony were posted to the association’s YouTube account.