Poisonings continue in women’s schools in Iran: dozens of girls have been hospitalized with symptoms of poisoning

Hundreds of girls were hospitalized this Saturday after being poisoned with gas in at least six schools in Iranamid a wave of poisonings in women’s education centers in the Persian country.

Iranian authorities and state media confirmed poisonings this Saturday in six schools across the country, but activist groups bring the number of female education centers affected today to more than one. dozen.

At leastonly 27 students from a school in the city of It’s a messin the south of the country, were hospitalized after suffering nausea and dizzinesstold the agency Tasnim the spokesperson for the provincial Ministry of Education, Hamidreza Shabani.

The source said the young women are doing “good”.

In another case, 30 students from a school in the city of Urmiain northwestern Iran, were admitted to medical centers this morning with symptoms of poisoningdepending on the agency Tasnimwithout citing official sources.

In the northern town of Zanjanthe number of people affected has increased to 29 young peoplewho have been transferred to a hospital and are in good condition, according to the president of the city’s University of Medical Sciences, according to the newspaper Chargh.

Two schools in the towns of Hamedan and Kabudarahangin the east of the country, also suffered poisonings which caused the hospitalization of 77 students, 13 of whom remain under medical observationShargh reported.

In addition, students from one of the schools in Deara neighbor of Tehran, were also drunk, the province’s director general of education informed, according to Chargh.

The group of activists 1500tasvir reported cases of gas poisoning in more than a dozen cities of the country, in Tehran, Shahriar, Pakdasht, Borujerd, Safadasht, Lahijan and Rashtin addition to those already confirmed by the authorities.

Activists shared videos on social media of parents at the gates of schools and education offices in different cities across the country. shouting slogans against the regime for this wave of poisoning which has already affected more than a thousand students in women’s educational centers.

These incidents began in the holy Shia city of Qom in November and have multiplied in recent days.

The girls suffered headaches, heart palpitations, nausea, dizziness, and sometimes inability to move your extremities after perceiving a smell of rotten oranges and cleaning products.

Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisisaid yesterday that the “enemies” of the country carry out these gas attacks sow chaos and assured that he will put an end to this “conspiracy”.

The Home Office and Intelligence Ministry are investigating the poisonings, but have not yet reported any progress in clarifying what is going on.

These incidents are fueling popular discontent, especially parents, with the authorities’ ineffectiveness in stopping the attacks that appear to be aimed at paralyze education students.

The country has experienced great tension in recent months due to protests sparked by the death of the young woman Mahsa Aminiafter being arrested for not wearing the Islamic veil correctly, a revolt with a marked feminist tone.

The students of schools and institutes participated in these demonstrations, they took off their veils, they shouted “woman, life, freedom” and they cut the sleeves off the portraits of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

State repression succeeded in calming the protests, during which almost 500 people and for which four demonstrators were hanged.

(With information from EFE)

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