Crisis in Iran escalates as suspected poisonings of schoolgirls continue, mystery lingers | John Gambrell | AW

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : A file picture shows Iranian schoolgirls at a field trip to parliament in Tehran.
40% : Iran has been calling on the Taliban in neighbouring Afghanistan to allow girls and women return to school and universities.
38% : The security force crackdown on those protests has seen at least 530 people killed and 19,700 others detained, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran.
34% : The poisonings have spread further fear among parents as Iran has faced months of unrest.
34% : Making sense of the crisis remains challenging, given that nearly 100 journalists have been detained by Iran since the start of protests in September over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

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