Iran Supreme Leader calls for death penalty as hundreds of schoolgirls fall victim to mystery poisoning

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% :SUSPECT POISONS HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLGIRLS IN IRAN, POSSIBLY TO CLOSE CLASSROOMS FOR GIRLS SEEKING AN EDUCATION
42% : Exiled Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi discusses Iranians fighting for freedom against the regime, the path for a free and democratic Iran, and the calls for the designation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.
38% : Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for the death penalty for whoever poisoned hundreds of schoolgirls - saying if the string of incidents are deliberate it would be an "unforgivable crime."
37% :"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," Khamenei said of the poisonings, according to a CBS News report Monday.
35% : The attacks have so far affected over 50 schools and more than 400 schoolgirls in 21 provinces across Iran, with some politicians placing blame on religious extremist groups opposed to girls' education.
35% : However, little information is known about how the poisonings happened or whether they were deliberate, and Iran has no previous history of religious extremists targeting female education.
33% : "Now the girls of Iran are paying the price for fighting against the compulsory hijab and have been poisoned by the government," Alinejad said on Twitter.

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