In an attempt to curb female education, Iranian authorities went too far and reportedly poisoned hundreds of school-going girls. The shocking Iranian school-girl poisoning came after reports erupted worldwide that the girls are suffering from a mysterious illness. Since late November, hundreds of cases of respiratory poisoning have been reported among schoolgirls mainly in Qom, south of Tehran, with some needing hospital treatment. As per Iran International, Iran’s deputy education Younes Panahi stated that "It was found that some people wanted all schools, especially girls' schools, to be closed". Younes Panahi further informed that the school girls were poisoned with 'treatable' substances. "It has been revealed that the chemical compounds used to poison students are not war chemicals, and the poisoned students do not need aggressive treatment, and a large percentage of the chemical agents used are treatable," he told a press conference.
However, Iran Deputy Education Minister did not reveal why and who exactly poisoned hundreds of girls. Apart from this, the Iranian authorities did not even mention about any arrests. On February 14, parents of students who had been ill had gathered outside the city's governorate to "demand an explanation" from the authorities. The next day government spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi said the intelligence and education ministries were trying to find the cause of the poisonings. Last week, Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri ordered a judicial probe into the incidents.
O on Sunday, Majid Monemi, the deputy governor of Lorestan, said 50 female students of a high school in Borujerd, western Iran, were poisoned again. The serial poisoning of students in Iran started in December in the religious city of Qom and spread to several other cities. Notably, Teenage schoolgirls joined the antigovernment protests last year and many removed their hijab in protest.
Netizens react to Iran's poison saga-
A user wrote, "IR’s own health commissioner has confirmed the poisoning of school girls in Iran with neurological gas “in cities such as Qom and Borujerd has been done intentionally”. Taliban ban girls from school and IR extremists in Iran poison them"
IR’s own health commissioner has confirmed the poisoning of school girls in Iran with neurological gas “in cities such as Qom and Borujerd has been done intentionally”. Taliban ban girls from school and IR extremists in Iran poison them! #saveiranianschoolgirls #IRGCterrorists https://t.co/iNW7U818D5
— Firoozeh Bahrami (@rosebahramilaw) February 26, 2023
"If the regime is poisoning schoolgirls what would put it past them to poison Pirouz the famous Asiatic cheetah in Iran whose species is almost extinct due to disregard for animal welfare and careless environmental practices. IRGC= child and animal killers" wrote another user.
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If the regime is poisoning schoolgirls what would put it past them to poison Pirouz the famous Asiatic cheetah in Iran whose species is almost extinct due to disregard for animal welfare and careless environmental practices. IRGC= child and animal killers #irgcterrorists https://t.co/L1hoTVifVJ
— Nazanin Afshin-Jam MacKay (@NazaninAJ) February 26, 2023
Another user wrote, "Ministry of health has admitted attacks in schools in different cities in Iran. He has admitted that all the attacks were on purpose to prevent girls’ education. Terrorist attacks against children at schools by poison."
Ministry of health has admitted attacks in schools in different cities in Iran. He has admitted that all the attacks were on purpose to prevent girls’ education. Terrorist attacks against children at schools by poison #SaveIranianSchoolGirls https://t.co/wWPhIXQQdx
— Isupreme (@Isupreme22) February 26, 2023