Welcome back, members. We will resume our hearing on the situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
We now have a new panel. We're very grateful to have here with us three experts who have been working very hard over the course of the past two years.
Here in person we have Dr. Nimâ Machouf, who is a researcher.
We have, in person, Mr. Hamed Esmaeilion, who is familiar to you all and is a board member of the Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims.
We're also very grateful to hear from two witnesses who are joining us virtually. We have Dr. Hanieh Ziaei, who is a political scientist and an Iranologist and the Raoul-Dandurand chair at UQAM.
We have as well Mr. Kourosh Doustshenas, who is, as I indicated, also a member of the Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims.
We have three opening remarks, as I understand.
We'll start off with Ms. Machouf, and then Dr. Esmaeilion and Mr. Doustshenas will split their time, and then we will go to Dr. Ziaei.
Madam Machouf, welcome. You have five minutes for your opening remarks.
I would be grateful if you would all look over to me once in a while. When you see this signal, you really should tie it up within 10 to 15 seconds.
All of that having been explained, Dr. Machouf, the floor is yours. You have five minutes.