Iranian-Canadian

• RCMP respond to revelations about Iranian foreign interference in Canada

  A year-long Global News investigation uncovered upwards of 700 regime-linked associates operating on Canadian soil and threatening the lives of some Canadians.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2023
  
• City of Ottawa installs tribute to Mahsa Amini outside former site of Iranian embassy

  Amini's death in September 2022 sparked mass protests in Iran condemning the government's treatment of women and its broader human-rights record.

  World

  Jun 20, 2023
  
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• ‘Confusing feeling’: Iranian Canadian activist shares anguish, hope on Persian New Year

  The fight for freedom in Iran weighs heavily on the minds of the Iranian Canadian community, casting a dark shadow over an ancient holiday linked with spring and renewal.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2023
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• Iranian Canadian director prevented from leaving Tehran to attend London film fest

  Director Mani Haghighi said in an Instagram video that he was unable to attend a screening of his film because Iranian authorities stopped him from boarding his flight in Tehran.

  World

  Oct 15, 2022
• Iran says dual citizens killed in plane crash to be treated as Iranian citizens

  Dual citizens killed in the downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet earlier this month will be treated as Iranian citizens, the country's foreign ministry announced on Monday.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2020
• Iranian teahouse in Saskatoon receives condolences for Flight 752

  The Persian teahouse has received notes, flowers and support from their customers after the death of 57 Iranian-Canadians.

  Canada

  Jan 15, 2020
• Candlelight vigil honouring Iran plane crash victims held in Calgary

  A vigil was held at Tomkins Park on 17 Ave S.W. for the 57 Canadians killed in Wednesday’s crash.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2020
• Weekend vigils planned in Toronto as funerals underway for victims of Iran plane crash

  Vigils for victims of the Iran plane crash will carry into the weekend as Toronto-area communities mourn the loss of the 176 killed on board Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752.

  Jan 10, 2020
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• Iranian-Canadians mark ‘tragic’ 40th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution

  On February 11, 1979, Iran’s authoritarian regime and secular monarchy, under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, finally collapsed.

  Canada

  Feb 11, 2019
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• Canadian sentenced to prison in U.S. for conspiring to export missile tech to Iran

  A Canadian man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison in the United States for conspiring to send restricted high-tech goods to Iran.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2018