Iran schoolgirl poisonings: Regime acknowledges "suspicious" samples

A crisis over suspected poisonings targeting Iranian schoolgirls escalated Sunday as authorities acknowledged over 50 schools were struck in a wave of possible cases. The poisonings have spread further fear among parents as Tehran has faced months of unrest.

It remains unclear who or what is responsible since the alleged poisonings began in November in the Shiite holy city of Qom. Reports now suggest schools across 21 of Iran’s 30 provinces have seen suspected cases, with girls’ schools the site of nearly all the incidents.

Education for girls has never been challenged in the over 40 years since the 1979 Islamic revolution and Iran has been calling on the Taliban in neighbouring Afghanistan to have girls and women return to school.

But as Touria Izri reports, some still believe the Iranian regime is to blame for the poisonings.

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