Rally condemning suspected poisonings of Iranian schools girls held in Vancouver | 24CA News
A big crowd gathered in downtown Vancouver to participate in a Global Rally to sentence a suspected poisoning focusing on Iranian faculty ladies.
The rally, held Sunday afternoon in entrance of the Vancouver Art Gallery, was organized by grassroots activist group We are Mahsa.
“All of the citizens around the world are supporting Iranian school girls. That’s why we are here to support them and show we are with them,” mentioned Farnaz Adli, rally organizer.
For almost 4 months, hundreds of women and girls have reportedly been poisoned by some unknown substance, believed to be a chemical agent, in a whole bunch of faculties throughout Iran.
It’s largely been considered as an try and silence the voices of Iranian girls and ladies who’ve been on the forefront of the Women, Life, Freedom revolution in Iran.
Demonstrators and human rights activists are demanding an impartial investigation.
“I describe this as a war taking place in Iran. A war on women by the Islamic Republic of Iran,” mentioned Iranian-Canadian human rights advocate and founding father of Stop Child Executions, Nazanin Afshin-Jam.
After months of downplaying the incidents, Iran’s Health Minister mentioned the women have suffered “mild poison attacks.”
Hardline president Ebrahim Raisi is now ordering an investigation.
Afshin-Jam mentioned the Islamic Republic can not carry a reputable investigation on itself and that a global physique, just like the World Health Organization or the United Nations, for instance, must step in to conduct an neutral investigation.
On Twitter, UNICEF posted a press release, saying the worldwide group is able to assist youngsters and households reportedly affected by faculty poisonings in Iran.
“The regime is trying to deflect blame and say it’s vigilant groups, but we activists are very skeptical and are convinced that they are to blame,” mentioned Afshin Jam, “this is very organized and systematic operation. To orchestrate this across the country to over 200 schools, affecting over 1,000 elementary school girls and now expanding out to universities and girl dorm rooms takes a lot of planning and manpower.”
Afshin Jam added that the Islamic Republic has very subtle surveillance expertise and have used this expertise to arrest protestors later of their houses. She mentioned the regime may simply discover the perpetrators behind the suspected mass poisoning.
Medics, lecturers, and oldsters at the moment are accusing the Islamic Republic of silencing victims.
Teachers are rising up in cities throughout Iran, protesting in opposition to the regime, accusing them of appearing like ISIS or the Taliban.
“The fight of Iranian women, especially women and girls, it’s a fight for humanity. That’s why I encourage all Vancouverites and all Canadians to join, because this is about us as humans,” mentioned rally organizer Amir Bajehkian.
While dad and mom in Iran are determined for solutions, activists in Vancouver say if these incidents of suspected poisoning of little ladies doesn’t transfer the worldwide neighborhood, they don’t know what’s going to.
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