Iran's Ayatollah vows to EXECUTE those behind poisoning of schoolgirls

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : The poisonings began in Qom, south of Tehran, but have now been reported throughout the country including at schools in the capital.
46% : A person is lifted to an ambulance outside a girls' school after reports of poisoning in Ardabil, IranThe hardline Kayhan newspaper in an editorial had called for the arrests of newspaper publishers who printed articles on the crisis critical of Iran's theocracy.
44% : Over the weekend, fresh protests against the suspected poisonings were seen in Iran and around the world.
43% : Pictured: Protesters hold a sign depicting Amini at a rally in Brussels, BelgiumPeople in Rome, Italy take part in the 'Freedom Rally for Iran demonstration against the Iranian regime last month
42% : Worried parents protested in Iran's capital Tehran and other cities on Saturday, with a number gathering outside an Education Ministry building in western Tehran according to Reuters.
41% : Religious hard-liners in Iran have been known to attack women they perceive as dressing immodestly in public.
40% : Nikoo Azad, a psychology student from Iran, wears a chemical fume respirator mask and holds a banner during a silent protest against the poisonings in Bangalore
39% : But the suspected attacks have been seen by some commentators as part of an extremist response to the protests led by women and girls that have swept Iran in recent months.
38% : According to the state-run IRNA news agency, Khamenei said: 'If the poisoning of students is proven, those behind this crime should be sentenced to capital punishment and there will be no amnesty for them.'
37% : Further protests were held in Tehran and other cities including Isfahan and Rasht, unverified videos suggest.
37% : Elsewhere, Nikoo Azad, a psychology student from Iran, staged a silent protest in Bangalore, India, wearing a chemical fume respirator mask as she highlighted the poisonings.
36% : Unlike neighbouring Afghanistan, Iran has no history of religious extremists targeting women's education.
32% :Iran has imposed stringent restrictions on independent media since the outbreak of nationwide protests in September, making it difficult to determine the nature and scope of the suspected poisonings.
31% : A young woman lies in hospital after reports of poisoning at an unspecified location in IranAuthorities have acknowledged suspected poisoning attacks at more than 50 schools across 21 of Iran's 30 provinces since November.

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