Education, and even more so that of girls, is a threat to obscurantism. Since the beginning of November, hundreds of 10-year-old students in the city of Qom have been victims of intentional respiratory poisoning. Suffering from nausea, malaise and sore throat, some were hospitalized. Faced with the extent of the phenomenon, the parents of the victims met on February 14 to ask for an investigation to be opened and to receive explanations. The government told them the intelligence and education ministries were working together to identify the source of the poisonings.
This Sunday, February 26, Health Minister Younes Panahi finally hinted that it was deliberate poisoning perpetrated by ” [des] people [qui] he wanted all schools, especially girls’ schools, to be closed. » Also according to the Iranian health minister, the poison used contained “Chemical compounds available and not for military use, and it is neither contagious nor transmissible. »
A bloody showdown against Iranian women
Since then, the attackers have not been officially identified or arrested. Some denounce a climate of impunity, or indifference, such as the Iranian activist and journalist Masih Alinejad:
These intimidating maneuvers have unfortunately had the desired effect by dissuading many parents from sending their daughters to school. The attacks come after several months of riots against Ebrahim Raïsi’s regime. As Iranian women boldly assert their right to freedom, their attackers will do anything to assert their dominance.
Source: Madmoizelle
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