: Schoolgirls Are Being Poisoned in Iran. The Government Isnt Doing Enough, Parents Say #WorldNEWS Since November, thousands of Iranian students, the majority being girls, have been attacked with toxic

Schoolgirls Are Being Poisoned in Iran. The Government Isnt Doing Enough, Parents Say #WorldNEWS
Since November, thousands of Iranian students, the majority being girls, have been attacked with toxic gas in schools in cities like Qom and Tehran, with at least one girl allegedly having died as a result. Activists say the poisonous attacks have been deliberately carried out by hardline religious groups opposed to girls’ education in an attempt to force schools to shut.
BBC Research suggests that as of Sunday, at least 830 students had been victims of the poisonous attacks, while a Member of Parliament in Qom put the figure at 1,200 in Qom and Borujerd alone. Students in at least 26 schools across five cities have become targets, according to local media and activists.

The attacks follow months-long mass protests against the clerical Iranian regime, led by Iranian women and girls, that erupted after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in the custody of the morality police over “improper hijab. ”
The first attack took place in the religious city of Qom on November 30, with 18 students from the Nour Technical School taken to hospital. Many of the poisoned have suffered respiratory problems, nausea, dizziness, and fatigue, with social media posts showing some girls being hospitalized.
The Center for Human Rights in Iran has also alleged that at least one girl, 11-year-old Fatemeh Rezaei, died as a result of the attacks. Iranian journalist and children’s rights activist Hedie Kimiaee tweeted on Feb. 27 that Rezaei had died of gas poisoning at a school in Qom and that the Iranian authorities were trying to suppress information about the case.
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“Even though this student had no prior illness, the authorities are trying to write a false medical report saying she had a long history of illness,” Kimiaee wrote. “Qom’s prosecutor has also warned the family not to talk to the media
bury Fatemeh without notice. ”
Iranian authorities staunchly denied reports that Rezaei’s death was linked to the poisonings, according to the Washington, D. C. -based Iran International news channel.

AFP—Getty ImagesA demonstrator makes the victory sign during a protest for Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republics morality police, in Tehran on September 19, 2022.
Despite the outrage from Iranian citizens, authorities have so far responded with “contradictory explanations and appeared to downplay their seriousness,” Human Rights Watch stated.
Earlier this week, at a cabinet meeting in the capital of Tehran, Irans President Ebrahim Raisi instructed the Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi to find the cause of the mysterious poisoning as quickly as possible.