What do we know about Iran’s schoolgirl poisonings?

The Take appears to be like on the wave of reported poisonings of ladies in faculties round Iran, the nation’s protest motion and what the long run for ladies there appears to be like like.

A young woman lies in hospital after reports of poisoning.
A younger lady lies in hospital after studies of poisoning at an unspecified location in Iran on this nonetheless picture from video from March 2, 2023 [Reuters]

What’s behind the wave of poisonings happening in lecture rooms round Iran? The primary documented incident was in November, at one college within the metropolis of Qom. However the assaults have ramped up, with studies of hundreds of ladies being affected by poisonings at lots of of faculties all throughout the nation. The poison assaults come on the heels of a protest motion that took off final yr within the nation beneath the banner of “lady, life, freedom.” Between the protests and the poisonings, what does the long run seem like for ladies in Iran?

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This episode was produced by Negin Owliaei, with Ashish Malhotra and our host, Malika Bilal. Khaled Soltan fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Andy Greiner and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. 

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s government producer and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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