Canadian woman missing in Iran and her family believes she’s been detained
Her family says Behnoush, a Canadian-Iranian who lived in Metro Vancouver, was not a political person. She was a manager at a spa in West Vancouver.
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Outraged Over Illnesses Among Schoolgirls, Iranians Return to Streets
With thousands of girls falling ill and claims of poisonings, Iranians held the first wide-scale protests in months.
Iran makes first arrests over suspected schoolgirl poisonings
No details given about suspects as regime cracks down on criticism of its response to alleged school attacks Iran has announced the first arrests connected to a spate of suspected poisonings of schoolgirls that has gripped the country.“Based on the int…
IAEA chief qualifies claim that Iran will restore nuclear site monitoring
Head of UN nuclear watchdog had said Tehran agreed to restore equipment and hand over dataThe head of the UN nuclear weapons inspectorate was forced to qualify some of the claims he made about commitments he had extracted from Iran at the weekend about…
Iran supreme leader calls suspected schoolgirl poisonings ‘unforgivable’
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says culprits should be severely punished, amid signs hundreds of girls have been treated in hospitalIran’s supreme leader has called the suspected poisoning of Iranian schoolgirls in recent months an “unforgivable” crime amid si…
Amid public anger, Iran’s top leader calls girls’ poisoning ‘unforgivable’
Over 1,000 girls have suffered poisoning since November, according to state media and officials, with some politicians blaming religious groups opposed to girls’ education.
What do we know about suspected poisonings of schoolgirls in Iran?
More than 1,000 girls appear to have suffered ‘mild poison’ attacks since NovemberThis piece is extracted from our First Edition newsletter. To sign up, click hereMore than 1,000 Iranian girls in schools across the country appear to have suffered “mild…
Who Is Poisoning Schoolgirls In Iran?
BBC News: Iran: Suspected school poisonings unforgivable crime, Khamenei says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called the wave of suspected poisonings of schoolgirls in recent months an “unforgivable crime”. “If there a…
Netanyahu: Israel has right to self-defence against Iran threat
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed Israel’s right to defend itself against a possible nuclear attack from Iran during a Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday.
Netanyahu was responding to remarks from International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA…
Suspected Iran schoolgirl poisonings spark fresh fears as unrest continues
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.