Hundreds of girls poisoned in Iranian schools
- February 28, 2023
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hundreds iranian girls suffered in different schools episodes of gas poisoning in recent months, the health minister said, and some politicians say this could be an attempt to
hundreds iranian girls suffered in different schools episodes of gas poisoning in recent months, the health minister said, and some politicians say this could be an attempt to force closing their schools and deny them access to education.
The first case of poisoning was reported at the end of November in the holy city. com and since then they have been repeated more than 30 schools at least 15 cities from a Persian country, most recently this Tuesday, prompting some parents to withdraw their children from school.
As in previous cases, students complained about headaches, palpitations heart, nausea and dizziness, and claimed to have smelled between a mixture of rotten oranges and cleaning products.
In some cases, poisonings were massive: in the first case, people were injured in Qom 50 young and on another occasion a few days ago in the same city 80 students were hospitalized At the institute.
Social media posts showed some hospitalized schoolgirls who said they were sick and suffering from heart palpitations. So far it hasn’t surpassed death no one student.
Iranian authorities initially ignored these incidents, which mostly took place in girls’ schools, but are now calling them “deliberate attacks”.
“The investigation into where this weak poison comes from … and whether it is a deliberate act is not within the competence of my ministry,” the minister said. Health Minister Bahram Eynollahi cites state media.
His deputy, Younes Panahi, said on Sunday that “it was discovered that some people wanted schools to be closed, especially for girls,” state news agency IRNA reported.
He Ayatollah Alavi Borujerdi, An important reformist clergyman confirmed that the perpetrators of these attacks are achieving their goal: “There are families who are afraid and do not want to send their daughters to school.”
He Power of attorney ordered an investigation to ascertain the facts and Ministry of Health created a team of 50 people to investigate, but so far to no avail.
The wave of poisonings in girls’ schools comes at a time of great tension in Iran, which has been rocked by protests over the death of a young woman in recent months. Mahsa Amini, after being arrested for wearing the Islamic hijab incorrectly.
These protests had a strong feminist component, with many Iranians taking off their headscarves and even burning them. However, they have noticeably weakened after the shooting of four protesters, and there have been almost no mobilizations on the streets of Iran in recent weeks.
In 2014, people took to the streets of Isfahan after a wave of acid attack, this was apparently aimed at intimidating women who violated the country’s strict Islamic dress code.
“Had the officers who attacked with acid been identified and punished then, a group of reactionaries would not be joining our innocent girls in schools today,” reformist politician Azar Mansouri tweeted.
Several senior clerics, lawmakers and politicians have criticized the government for failing to put an end to the poison attacks and for giving conflicting reasons, warning that family dissatisfaction could spark more protests.
“Officials are giving conflicting statements…one says it was intentional, another says it’s for safety reasons, and yet another official blames the school’s heating systems,” the senior cleric said. Mohammad Javad Tabatabai-Boroujerdi, cites state media.
“Such statements reinforce people’s distrust (of the system).”
According to state media, the poisoning is under judicial investigation.
(According to Reuters and EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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