After numerous cases were recently reported, a new wave of poisonings at girls’ schools in Iran is causing a stir. According to a report in the Iranian newspaper “Shargh” on Thursday, more than 400 schoolgirls in eleven schools in the city of Ardabil were affected this time alone.
Nearly 100 girls are being treated in hospital and in some cases the girls’ health is said to be critical. Similar cases were reported on Wednesday at dozens of schools in other parts of the country.
Parents worried and angry
The latest wave of poisonings in girls’ schools has rocked the country. Parents are worried and angry, still there is no official statement from the government. However, authorities have long assumed targeted poison attacks. The background is largely obscure. Students complain of dizziness, nausea and shortness of breath.
First cases reported in November
The first cases were reported at the end of November, when the protests in Iran were in full swing. Initially only a few girls’ schools in the Shia stronghold of Qom were affected, but more and more cases have been reported in other parts of the country in recent days. Many girls were taken to hospitals. Now the wave of poisoning has also reached the capital Tehran.
After the Ministry of Health initially handled the cases, arch-conservative President Ebrahim Raisi also got involved. For months his government, together with the church leadership in the country, has been under pressure. Last autumn’s women’s protests plunged the political leadership into the worst crisis in decades, and the difficult economic situation is also a matter of great concern to many.
Source: Krone
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