Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 protests information
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Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 protests
Part of spillover clashes of 2019–2020 Iranian protests and Iranian Democracy Movement
Protests at Tehran's Amir Kabir University, 11 January 2020
Date
11 January 2020 – 16 January 2020
Location
Dozens of cities
List
Amol
Arak
Esfahan
Hamadan
Babol
Tehran
Khorramabad
Rasht
Zanjan
Sari
Sanandaj
Shiraz
Qods city
Qazvin
Karaj
Kerman
Kermanshah
Gorgan
Mashhad
Yazd
Damghan
Semnan
Shahrood
Kashan
Boroujerd
Sadra
Caused by
Shoot down of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 and its subsequent denial by the Iranian Government
Government corruption
Opposition to Ali Khamenei and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps
Opposition to the legacy of Qassem Soleimani
Opposition to the Islamic Republic government
Opposition to Anti-Zionism
Disagreeing with the principle of Velayat-e Faqih
Methods
Student rallies
demonstration
sit-in
civil stand
internet action
mourning
boycott government programs and organizations from Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
Resulted in
Protests suppressed by government
Continued growth of dissent amongst Iranians, leading to the growth of the Iranian Democracy Movement
Parties to the civil conflict
Anti-government protesters Families of the victims Students and academics
Islamic Republic of Iran
Commander in Chief Special Brigade Revolutionary Guards Militants Basij Ministry of Intelligence Intelligence Corps Ministry of Communication Ministry of Interior
Lead figures
No leadership structure, self-absorbed, student
Ali Khamenei Hassan Rouhani Hossein Salami Amir Ali Hajizadeh
Casualties and losses
Amount of killed and injured is unknown due to censorship of press
3 injured (unconfirmed)
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 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, after initially deferring to Iran's explanation, Ukrainian authorities then said a shoot-down of the flight was one of their main working theories.[5] 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.
^ ab"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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