Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 protests information
2020 anti-government protests in Iran
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Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 protests
Part of the 2019–2020 Iranian protests
Protesters at the Amirkabir University of Technology in the city of Tehran, 11 January 2020
Date
11 January 2020 – 16 January 2020 (5 days)
Location
Iran
Caused by
Shootdown of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Goals
Fall of the Islamic Republic government
Methods
Student rallies
political demonstrations and sit-ins
Internet activism
popular boycott of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
public displays of opposition to government's anti-Israeli and anti-American policies
Resulted in
Continued anti-government sentiment leading to the 2021–2022 Iranian protests and the 2022–2023 Mahsa Amini protests
Parties
Iranian dissidents
Islamic Republic
Lead figures
N/A
Ali Khamenei Hassan Rouhani Hossein Salami Amir Ali Hajizadeh
Casualties and losses
Unknown (censored)
Unknown
The Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 protests were anti-government protests, forming part of the spillover clashes that took place in January 2020 resulting from the crackdown of the 2019 Iranian protests, which swept Iran in January 2020. The protests took place after it was revealed that Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, on the 8th ofJanuary 2020.
The Boeing 737-800 operating the route was shot down shortly after takeoff from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport;[1][2][3] all 176 passengers and crew were killed.[4] Initially, Iranian aviation authorities said that the plane crashed due to a technical error;[5]. However, investigation by western intelligence agencies later revealed the aircraft had been shot down by a Tor-M1 surface-to-air missile launched by Iran. Three days later, on 11 January, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said they had shot down the aircraft after mistaking it for a cruise missile.[6] Soon after, vigils held in Iran intended to pay respect to the victims turned into protests, first at universities in Tehran and then across other Iranian cities.[7] Protests began at the Amirkabir University of Technology, with Iranians chanting "death to the dictator" and calling for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to leave the country.[8]
A government counter protest action painted Israeli and American flags on a planned protest march route, but protestors refused to walk on them.[9][7] Pictures of Soleimani were torn down across Iran and protesters chanted, "Our enemy is right here; They lie to us [when they say] that it's America."[10]
^"Iran Says It Unintentionally Shot Down Ukrainian Airliner". The New York Times. 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
^"Ukrainian airplane with 180 aboard crashes in Iran: Fars". Reuters. 8 January 2020. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^"Ukrainian airliner crashes near Tehran: Iranian media". Al Jazeera. 8 January 2020. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^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.
^"Iran plane crash: What we know about flight PS752". BBC News. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^"Demands for justice after Iran's plane admission". BBC. 11 January 2020. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
^ abWright, Robin (15 January 2020). "THE ANGER AND ANGUISH FUELLING IRAN'S PROTESTS". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^Holcombe, Madeline (11 January 2020). "Iranian protesters take to streets after Tehran admits Ukrainian plane was unintentionally shot down". CNN. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^Smith, Alexander. "Iran protests: Crowds in Tehran refuse to walk on U.S. and Israeli flags". NBC. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^Fassihi, Farnaz; Kirkpatrick, David D (12 January 2020). "Iran Cracks Down as Protests Over Downing of Airliner Grow". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020.
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