While an Ontario court recently awarded $107 million to the families of the victims of Flight PS752 shot down by Iran's Revolutionary Guard two years ago both the lawyer representing the families and an expert on international law say getting the money out of Iran will be very difficult.
That makes us go back to the memories. And this is not good for us, he said. It s harder to just let it go.
A year ago, Iran s Revolutionary Guard Corps fired two surface-to-air missiles at Flight PS752, killing everyone onboard. (Reuters)
Still, the support from the community of victims families continues virtually. The group is tightly connected online and has built a sophisticated website about the tragedy and the victims.
An online memorial event began Thursday evening on the group s YouTube channel.
Memorial events
The main event marking the memorial is a Friday afternoon march and ceremony in downtown Toronto. It will include speeches and musical performance while following pandemic-related physical-distancing measures.