The state of girls in Iran is critical. As women in the country are battling for their freedom with the anti-hijab protests, in the last few months, girls have been poisoned to 'force them to quit school'.
Almost 700 Iranian girls in different schools have suffered poison attacks since November, country's health minister has said. Some politicians in Iran are suggesting that they could have been targeted by religious groups opposed to girls' education.
Iran's clerical rulers have faced months of anti-government protests sparked by the death of a young Iranian woman, Mhasa Amini in the custody of the morality police who enforce strict dress codes for women.
What's the latest: Girls in at least eight schools in Tehran, Ardabil, Parand and Kermanshah provinces have been poisoned since this morning, February 1, according to IRNA. This resulted in many families gathering outside the schools to express their anger while chanting slogans against the regime.
Many believe this is an attempt to stop girls from going to school. Luckily, no girl has died, however, dozens have suffered respiratory problems, nausea, dizziness and fatigue.
No arrests have been made in connection to these case so far, even though a criminal investigation was launched last week. Meanwhile, public frustration is increasing among people, especially parents, who were recently protesting in Qom city.
The Iranian parliament met on Tuesday to address the alleged assaults in the presence of the health minister Bahram Eynollahi, according to the official IRNA news agency.
IRNA quoted the parliament's speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf as saying that both Qom and Borujerd were "dealing with student poisonings"
The first poisoning took place on November 30, 2022 when 18 students from the Nour Technical School in the religious city of Qom were taken to hospital.
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