Iranian schoolgirls poisoned Amid shocking incidents of poisoning of Iranian schoolgirls, President Ibrahim Raisi on Friday reacted to the incidents and claimed some “enemies” were behind the act. According to a report by Press TV, the Iranian state-owned news network, the president discovered that “enemies” have launched a “hybrid war” against his country.
However, Raisi did not specify the “enemies” whom he accused of working against the students.
Notably, her critical remarks came after several state and international media outlets reported on the sudden decline of students, especially girls, in Qom. Earlier last week, the Iranian deputy minister claimed that “some unknown people” were doing it “deliberately” to close educational institutions for girls.
“As a part of a psychological warfare, the ‘enemy’ is trying to create tension and anxiety among students and parents to create chaos. One day, the enemy instigates riots in the streets and the other day they attack the education sector. Try to create problems.” and schools because, despite all the conspiracies, people from all over the country came to the scene and defeated the enemy on February 11,” the state-news outlet quoted the president. In addition, Raisi said that he instructed his intelligence and interior ministers tasked to act on the issue at the earliest and make its findings public.
no arrest
Although this has been happening for the past four months, Deputy Health Minister Younes Panahi acknowledged it for the first time on Sunday. State media quoted the minister as saying, “After poisoning several students in Qom schools, it was found that some people wanted all schools, especially girls’ schools, to be closed.” Neither the minister elaborated on the details nor confirmed whether the probe agencies have arrested any person in connection with the cases.
The matter turned serious when some parents protested outside the school and demanded clarification from the school as well as the investigating officers. Although government spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi insisted that the Ministry of Intelligence and Education was trying to reach the motive behind such actions, so far no follow-up action had been taken by the authorities.
Iran’s brutality against women
Major concern regarding women The country has been simmering since the “death in custody” of 22-year-old Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, also known as Zina Amini. Initially, she was detained by the Morality Police for not wearing a black headscarf (hijab) properly in a public place. A day after her arrest, she was admitted to a hospital, where Iranian police claimed the woman had suffered a heart attack. However, later, several local media reported that the post-mortem report claimed that she died due to multiple fractures. This sparked a major uproar against the then government, where protesters began demanding the death of their own president, Ibrahim Raisi. So far, the human rights watch group has claimed that nearly 500 people have been killed in the last three months and another 18,200 have been detained by the authorities.
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