Hundreds of Young Girls Are Being Poisoned in Iran Following Months of Protests

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Iran tends to announce mass amnesty grants around religious holidays.
47% : Women in Iran also serve as the backbone of the protest movement.
42% : Similar occurrences began happening in the cities of Tehran, Borujerd, and Ardebi.
42% : Most of the news coming out of Iran can be attributed to independent journalists, as the government has attempted to downplay the protests.
37% : Law enforcement agencies have raided high schools across the country and have resorted to interrogating and beating students in retaliation for youth participation in the protests.
36% : Protests continue to rock Iran after the death of Masha Amini, a young woman who died in police custody after she was arrested for refusing to wear a hijab.
35% : In response to the poisonings, the US State Department has called upon Iran to investigate the issue further.

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