Iran schoolgirls allegedly poisoned in attempt to close schools, authorities investigating
Dozens of Iranian schoolgirls have reportedly been hospitalized after they were poisoned by noxious fumes wafting into classrooms at mostly all-girls schools.
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Dozens of schoolgirls in Iran taken to hospital after poisoning
Suspected attack on students in city east of Tehran is latest in spate of incidents over past three monthsDozens of schoolgirls in Iran were admitted to hospital on Tuesday after a mysterious poisoning, an Iranian news agency has reported, in the lates…
Last of Iran’s endangered Asiatic cheetah cubs in captivity dies
Authorities announce death of cub named Pirouz from kidney failure at veterinary hospital in TehranThe last survivor of three critically endangered Asiatic cheetah cubs born in captivity in Iran has died in hospital from kidney failure.Pirouz, who was …
Iranian authorities investigate the poisoning of schoolgirls, said to be ‘revenge’ for hijab protests
Attacks on female students – called an act of ‘biological terrorism’ – have been confirmed as intentionalIranian authorities have confirmed they are investigating reports that several schoolgirls have been poisoned as “revenge” for the role young women…
Iran protests are at do-or-die moment, says son of former shah
Reza Pahlavi, whose father was deposed in 1979, urges west to give active support and proscribe Revolutionary GuardsThe Iranian revolution is at a do-or-die moment, requiring western governments to give their full, active support or risk seeing the mov…
Canada adds more Iranian officials to sanctions list amid Mahsa Amini protests
Joly’s office says it is working with international partners to respond to the Iranian regime’s egregious treatment of its people.
Russia, Iran’s top envoys to meet with leaders at UN’s human rights council
The more than five-week session of the Human Rights Council opens as the world grapples with rights concerns including Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Iranian currency hits new bottom amid anti-government protests
The protests rapidly escalated into calls for the overthrow of Iran’s ruling Shiite clerics, marking a major challenge to their four-decade rule.
China to Welcome Belarusian Leader, Raising Concerns Over Ukraine
A state visit next week by Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus comes as the U.S. has accused China of preparing to send lethal aid to Russia.