JINA MAHSA AMINI
The face of Iran's protests. Her life, her dreams and her death.

In memory of Jina 'Mahsa' Amini, the cornerstone of the 'Zan. Zendagi. Azadi revolution.
16 February 2023 | By Gino d'Artali
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Gino d'Artali
Indept investigative journalist
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When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali

Note by Gino d'Artali: The Zan, zendagi, azadi!> (Women, life, freedom) has just started and will only then end when khamenei and his puppets i.e. the morality police and the basijis give way or go away!!
So here is where the protests continue and I'll continue to inform you about it. That's my pledge.



Iran, Middle East, News - April 20, 2023
<<Woman arrested in Iran for sending photos of poisoned students to 'hostile media'
A woman has been arrested in central Iran's Qazvin city for allegedly taking photos and videos of poisoned schoolgirls and sending them to foreign <hostile media>, Anadolu News Agency reports. In a statement on Thursday, published in local media, the Prosecutor General in Qazvin said the arrested woman was responsible for <publishing and sending pictures> of students recently poisoned in the city to <hostile media> based abroad. The mysterious poisoning of schoolgirls in different cities in Iran in recent months has sent ripples of shock across the country. The first cases of these serial poisonings were reported last November in central Iran's Qom city, when dozens of schoolgirls were hospitalised for nausea, headache, breathing difficulties, cough and body pain. From Qom, the wave spread to other cities, including the capital, Tehran, with more than 1,200 schoolgirls admitted to hospitals for poisoning-related symptoms countywide. Some reports put the figure even higher. Earlier this month, a fresh wave of serial poisonings was reported in at least three Iranian cities, with dozens of schoolgirls transferred to hospitals, reports said. Commenting on the woman's arrest, whose identity has not been disclosed, the Prosecutor's office in Qazvin said images of girls at one of the schools in the city had appeared in <hostile media>, referring to the Persian-language media based in the US and UK. It said the CCTV camera footage at one of the hospitals was examined, which showed one woman taking photos and videos of poisoned girls who were admitted there. The statement further added that the woman was also seen around the school where the incident of poisoning was reported. Thereafter, a judicial case was registered against the accused woman and she was taken into police custody <on charges of spreading lies and propaganda> against the Iranian government. Meanwhile, a parliamentary fact-finding committee investigating serial poisonings in Iran is supposed to submit its report in May.>>
Source:
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230420-woman-arrested-in-iran-for-sending-photos-of-poisoned-students-to-hostile-media/
Opinion by Gino d'Artali: This woman has been very brave standing up for the poison attacks on school-girls. This is what will the Woman, Life, Freedom revolution to an enormous victory!

NCRI - Womens Committe - In Women's News - April 19, 2023
<<Iranian Authorities Turn a Blind Eye to Systematic Poisoning of Schoolgirls
On Wednesday, April 19, 2023, the clerical regime continued the poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran.
Ummat Girls' High School and Yahyavi School in Tehran, Nasiri and Abuzar Girls' High Schools in Urmia, Chamran Art School in Hamedan, and Pishtazan High School in Dezful were targeted by chemical attacks. The students were poisoned with toxic gas, and many were sent to medical centers for treatment. Since November, the regime's officials have responded with blatant lies and negligence to the serial chemical attacks, which have targeted primarily female high school students. Despite the regime's claims of arresting individuals responsible for throwing sprays, no action has been taken to investigate the root cause of the poisoning. MP, media Criticize Lack of Action on Poisoning of Schoolgirls. Ahmad Hossein Fallahi, a member of the parliamentary education commission, criticized the government's lack of action to identify the perpetrators. He called for security institutions to take the matter more seriously, stating the poisoning of female students goes beyond the actions of a few students. Fallahi said, <After more than five months, it seems that the focus of the Interior Minister and military institutions is on installing cameras and identifying women without hijab, not the perpetrators of poisoning.... The security institutions should follow up this issue more seriously because it seems that they are dealing with this matter very superficially. This approach may not have good consequences for the state.... The news media and official news agencies claimed that a number of people have been arrested for actions such as throwing sprays, etc. But in my opinion, the poisoning of students is beyond the mischief of a few students.> (The state-run khabaronline.ir, April 19, 2023) The state-run Eghtesaad24.ir also wrote, <Five months have passed since the publication of the first news of students being poisoned in schools, there is still no news of identifying the perpetrators. In such circumstances, the authorities call the poisoning of students as <discomfort> and <childish mischief.> (The state-run Eghtesaad24.ir, April 19, 2023) UN
Urged to Investigate Poisoning of Schoolgirls
Forty-four years of impunity of the clerical regime's leaders have emboldened them to commit more heinous acts, such as poisoning of schoolgirls. The Iranian Resistance calls for an independent investigation by the UN international fact-finding committee to expose the regime's systematic crimes against students. It is profoundly concerning that innocent students continue to be targeted and killed by the regime while authorities continue to downplay the situation. The world must stop these crimes against humanity and hold those responsible accountable for their actions.>>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/04/19/poisoning-of-schoolgirls/

Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 19, 2023
<<Chemical attack on two schools in Urmia
News Center- The Islamic Republic of Iran continues to target girls' schools in Iran and Rojhilate Kurdistan. According to local reports, many schoolgirls have been hospitalized today after poisoning at two schools in Urmia. Some students are in critical condition. Since November 2022, thousands of schoolgirls have been poisoned in the country. People and activists accuse the Iranian regime of intentionally poisoning the schoolgirls in order to quell the nationwide protests that have continued for more than seven months. Some local sources say that hospital workers and school administrators have been warned to keep silent about the poisonings at schools.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/chemical-attack-on-two-schools-in-urmia-33136
Opinion by Gino d'Artali: In the 'lowlands' (Netherlands & Belgium) there's a saying: <Let's name a cat a cat: the Iranian regime is guilty of attempted mass-murder of at least 13.000 schoolgirls! Enough is enough! United Nations: take action!

Iranwire - April 19 2023
<<Millions of Iranian Schoolgirls at Risk of <Deliberate> Poisoning, Group Warns
Amnesty International warned on April 18 that the rights to education, health and life of millions of schoolgirls in Iran are at risk amid what it called <ongoing chemical gas attacks deliberately targeting girls' schools> in the country. Since November 2022, 13,000 students have reportedly suffered symptoms including nausea, fainting, headaches, coughing, breathing difficulties and heart palpitations, with many requiring treatment in hospital.
Hundreds of girls' schools have been targeted in what the London-based human rights group described as <a campaign that appears to be highly coordinated and organized.> The poisonings have sparked fear and anger among schoolgirls, their parents and wider Iranian society, and prompted calls for increased security measures at schools, with several principals reportedly asking parents to keep their children at home. Last month, police announced the arrest of 110 people for alleged involvement in smuggling <stink bombs,> which they claimed was the main cause of the poisonings.
But according to Amnesty International, the authorities <sought to coverup> the gravity and scale of the attacks and have yet to <carry out effective and independent investigations or take meaningful steps to end them.> The minister of health has claimed there was <no hard evidence> that schoolgirls were being poisoned and said that <more than 90 percent of the ill health was caused by stress and mischief.> Other officials dismissed the symptoms experienced by schoolgirls as <anxiety,> <excitement> and <mental contagion.> Meanwhile, the authorities have tried to <silence public calls for accountability by subjecting distressed parents, schoolgirls, teachers, journalists and others to violence, intimidation and arrest for peacefully protesting or reporting on the authorities' failure to stop the poisonings,> Amnesty International said. UN experts have criticized the Islamic Republic for failing to protect the schoolgirls, prevent further attacks and conduct swift investigations.
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Many Iranians suspect actors tied to the state or pro-government vigilantes of being involved in the gas attacks.
Amnesty International called on the judiciary to immediately conduct an <independent, thorough and effective> investigation into the poisonings and bring to justice anyone found responsible in fair trials. The authorities must also ensure that <girls have equal and safe access to education and are protected from any form of violence, it said, adding that an independent international delegation must be granted access to the country to investigate the attacks.>>
Read more here:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/115692-millions-of-iranian-schoolgirls-at-risk-of-deliberate-poisoning-group-warns/

NCRI - Womens committee - in women's news - April 18 2023
<<Chemical Attacks on Schools Continue in Iran While the Regime Dodges Responsibility
Chemical attacks on schools continued in Iran on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. School girls in Tehran and several other cities in Iran, including Karaj, Islamshahr, Kermanshah, Ahvaz, and Urmia, were poisoned in chemical attacks on schools by agents of Khamenei. Schools affected include Kowsar, Sa’ed, Abrar, Pardis Sharif, and Makkeh, as well as Ghias Educational Complex in Tehran, Tahzeeb and Rezvan in Karaj, Saipa in Islamshahr, Nabovvat, Esmat, and Effat in Kermanshah, Setayesh High School in Ahvaz, Iman in Saqqez, and Baharan in Ardabil, Hadaf High School in Urmia.
Many students were taken to medical centers, some reportedly in serious condition.
This follows a similar incident that occurred the day before, where at least 23 schools in various cities were attacked with poison gas and sent to medical centers. Despite the apparent severity of the situation, the state-run Fars News Agency has attempted to downplay the issue and shift the blame onto the students themselves. In a report published today, April 18, 2023, Fars News Agency claimed that <more than 90 percent of the cases were committed by students, and the mischief of the teenage period. The extensive media coverage has created competition among students in this regard. In a few cases, some teachers have committed violations, and the case of their violation is being processed.... The cause for the discomfort of the students transferred to the medical centers is about 80% abuse and about 20% indoctrination. Of course, in some cases, they suffer from asthma, lung or heart problems, and the irritation of smelly substances or stress has led to their discomfort.> The above claims made by the Fars News Agency are a part of the Iranian regime's ongoing attempts to deflect blame and avoid responsibility for the poisoning of school students.
Khamenei continues to poison girl students to postpone the outbreak of another nationwide uprising amid the country's economic crisis. The international community should hold the regime accountable and demand admission to the country for the UN international fact-finding mission to comprehensively investigate this heinous crime of poisoning innocent schoolgirls.>>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/04/18/chemical-attacks-on-schools/

Iranwire - April 18 2023
<<UK Lawyer Urges UN Watchdog to Probe Iran School Poisonings
A London-based Iranian lawyer has called on the UN's chemical-weapons watchdog to probe an ongoing wave of poisoning attacks that has sickened thousands of schoolgirls across Iran over more than four months. In a letter addressed to the director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Hamid Sabi requested the appointment of an inspector to <investigate the use of chemical substances by the Islamic Republic of Iran and its agents in the schools.> Sabi told IranWire on April 18 that OPCW Director-General Fernando Arias is required, under the organization's convention, to appoint an inspector when a substantial complaint is made to him. The inspector should then launch an investigation to collect information. <The first thing is to carry out tests on those who have been affected and poisoned to see what sort of chemical is being used,> he said. Since November 2022, more than 13,000 students have reportedly suffered symptoms including nausea, fainting, headaches, coughing, breathing difficulties and heart palpitations, with many requiring treatment in hospital for respiratory symptoms .
On April 18 alone, poisonings were reported in girls' schools in at least seven cities.
The poisonings have sparked fear and anger among schoolgirls, their parents and wider Iranian society. The attacks prompted calls for increased security measures at schools across the country, with several principals reportedly asking parents to keep their children at home. Sabi said the continued and widespread attacks suggests that <some central authority is behind> them. The lawyer pointed out that the similarity of the symptoms suffered by the affected pupils suggests that they have been <poisoned with similar substances.>
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<It is a serious problem if the government is using it to create fear or whatever reason they have,> Sabi said.
When asked if he believed the OPCW will appoint an inspector, he answered: <I think it is quite probable.> >>
Read more here:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/115677-uk-lawyer-urges-un-watchdog-to-probe-iran-school-poisonings/

NCRI - Women Committee - In Articles - Women's news - April 18 2023
<<Iranian Students Denied Education for Seeking Freedom and Justice
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On April 9, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences banned 16 medical students from attending classes as a punishment for participating in a protest against the poisoning of students. The protest was held on the university campus on March 7, 2023. The Disciplinary Committee Council of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences has imposed a two-and-a-half academic year ban on six students and a one-and-a-half-year ban on the remaining ten students, accusing them of <creating or participating in riots and unrest.> >>
Read more here:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/04/18/students-denied-education/

Jinha - Womens News Agency - 18 April 2023
<<Chemical attack on five girls' schools in Iran
Bukan- Yesterday, five girls’ schools in Iran's Bukan city were subjected to a chemical attack. After the chemical attacks, more than a hundred schoolgirls were transferred to a hospital in Bukan.
'More than a hundred schoolgirls were taken to the emergency department'
In an interview with NuJINHA, a hospital worker said, <It seems as if the female students were transferred from the battlefield to the hospital. More than a hundred female students were taken to the emergency department. There were a lot of patients and their parents were very worried about their daughters.>
A student is in critical condition
Underling that many students were discharged from the hospital in one or two hours, the hospital worker said, <Many students are still kept in hospital because their health condition is very serious. Some are kept in the intensive care unit while one of them was transferred to a hospital in Urmia when her condition deteriorated.> Speaking about a 16-year-old student, she said, <A student named Nyan Karimi had an epileptic attack a few hours after she was discharged from the hospital due to poisoning. She was returned to the hospital and is now kept in the intensive care unit due to her critical condition.> >>
Read more here:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/chemical-attack-on-five-girls-schools-in-iran-33129

NCRI - Womens Committee - In women's news - April 17 2023
<<Poisoning of Female Students in Iran, the horror continues
On Monday, April 17, 2023, the poisoning of female students continued in the cities of Karaj, Sanandaj, Gilan-e Gharb, Shiraz, Kermanshah, Divandarreh, Saqqez, Bukan, Dezful, Urmia, and Tabriz. Many students were sent to medical centers, and some of them were in bad condition.
The schools that were targeted by chemical attacks with poisonous gas were: Malekzadeh Primary School, Imam Jafar Sadeq and Mohammad Baqer Conservatory - Karaj, Nasibeh High School - Sanandaj, Esmat and Khadijeh Kobra high schools, 17 Shahrivar Middle School, and Andisheh Conservatory - Gilan-e Gharb, Aseman High School - Tabriz, Fajr and Esmat schools - Bukan, Mo'alem High School – Kermanshah,
Umm-e Salmeh High School - Dezful, Hajar High School - Divandarreh, Molana High School, Urmia, Gaza High School-Saqqez, Parseh High School – Isfahan, Haj Tawhidi High School - Shiraz
On Sunday, April 16, Khamenei's agents poisoned female students in Setayesh and Tolo high schools in Tehran, Soleimani School in Karaj, Yas-e Nabi School in Qazvin, Etrat School in Islamshahr, Meraj School in Ardabil, Taravat School in Urmia, Amanat School in Babolsar, Naseri school in Harsin, and schools in Baharestan, Tehran. Many female students were transferred to medical centers. Only in Urmia more than 40 students were taken to the hospital.
|Cryfreedom.net editor's note: the list is endless. Please click on the url below to read all|
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Iranian authorities fail to address the poisoning of female students
During the past 5 months, the poisoning of female students in more than 500 girls' schools in more than 110 cities by the agents of Khamenei and the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) has continued. But the security, political and propaganda institutions of the mullahs' regime are engaged in secrecy, cover-up, and lying without finding a solution. Pershang Ranjbari, the director of Meraj High School for Girls in Saqqez, resigned from her position in protest of the poisoning of female students and chemical attacks on schools and the failure to identify the perpetrators. Poisoning of female students is a heinous and systematic crime carried out on Khamenei's order to prevent the outbreak of protests. The Women's Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran calls on the international community to take immediate action to end this human tragedy. The committee urges the UN international fact-finding committee to conduct comprehensive and independent investigations.>>
Read all here:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/04/17/poisoning-of-female-students-2/
Opinion by Gino d'Artali: Finally the word is out: khamenei and the irgc are the guilty ones. To the gallows with them!

Iranwire - April 17 2023
<<National Wave of Schoolgirl Poisonings Tortures Iran
A series of chemical attacks against girls' schools were reported in at least a dozen cities across Iran on Monday. Reports and videos on social media reveal that students were poisoned at schools in Isfahan, Sanandaj, Ravansar, Saqqez, Bukan, Diwandrareh, Urmia, Gilangharb, Tabriz, Dezful, and Mahdasht. Since November 2022, more than 13,000 students have suffered symptoms including nausea, fainting, headaches, coughing, breathing difficulties and heart palpitations, with many requiring treatments in hospital. The poisonings have sparked fear and anger among schoolgirls, their parents and wider Iranian society. In response to the chemical attack on Tabriz Asman girls' high school Monday, the families of students gathered outside the building, according to reports. Videos from the city of Sanandaj also show students being taken to hospital, as frantic parents sought help and worried families waited outside. Widespread poisonings were also recorded in at least nine cities on Sunday including schools in Tehran, Islamshahr, Karaj, Ardabil, Urmia, Qazvin, Babolsar, Hersin, and Shiraz. The attacks prompted calls for increased security measures at schools across the country, with several principals reportedly asking parents to keep their children at home. After Iranian authorities announced arrests over the poisonings last month, UN experts criticized the Islamic Republic for failing to protect the schoolgirls, prevent further attacks and conduct swift investigations. The experts said the attacks might be <orchestrated to punish girls> for their involvement in nationwide protests sparked by the September 2022 death of Mahsa Amini in police custody.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/115639-national-wave-of-schoolgirl-poisonings-tortures-iran/

NCRI - Womens Committee - Women's news - April 15 2023
<<Families demand justice for poisoned students
Families demand justice for poisoned students.
On Saturday, April 15, 2023, students' families in Shahin-Shahr took to the streets to protest the poisoning of their children. The protest, held in front of the city's Education Department, was met with repression, as security forces attacked the demonstrators and fired tear gas. The families chanted slogans such as <Death to the child-killing regime,> <Death to the dictator,> and <Death to the perpetrators of poisoning,> while also declaring that they would not accept humiliation. Sadly, the situation is not isolated to Shahin-Shahr. At least eight regional schools and conservatories have been attacked by chemical agents and toxic gas, including Manouchehr Ansari Girls' School, Al-e Yassin Girls' Conservatory, and Fahmideh Elementary School. Moreover, students from several schools in Izeh, Sanandaj, Urmia, and Mahabad were poisoned, with dozens taken to medical centers on April 15.
Health Minister denies student poisoning
Despite the clear evidence of poisoning, the regime's Health Minister, Bahram Ainullahi, has refused to acknowledge the problem. He claimed that <We decided to call it 'ill health' of the students because there was no solid evidence for the students' poisoning.>
False confessions and torture
Additionally, security services have been pressuring students to falsely confess to poisoning their classmates. Three young women, Setayesh Darugheh, Erfaneh Honar, and Setayesh Amiri, have been arrested and pressured to confess that they were involved in the poisoning of schools in Larestan, Fars Province. Another young man, Alireza Bagheri, has also been arrested on the same charge. In another case, Milad Manzarian, an athlete and construction engineer, was arrested and brutally tortured to make false confessions. The situation is deeply troubling, and it is essential that the international community takes notice and acts to protect the rights and safety of Iranian students.>>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/04/15/justice-for-poisoned-students/

Iranwire - April 14 2023
Iran's Top Sunni Cleric Blasts Country's <Closed-Minded> Leadership
Iran's most prominent Sunni cleric again used his Friday sermon to preach religious tolerance and to criticize the policies of the country's Shia leadership, amid popular calls for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic. The ideologies of those <closed-minded individuals who hold positions of power> have <hindered progress and led to irrational decisions,> Molavi Abdulhamid, the Sunni Friday prayer leader of the south-eastern city of Zahedan, said on April 14.
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In his latest Friday sermon, Molavi blamed the Islamic Republic for a wave of poisonings that has affected girls' schools over the past months, saying, <People do not accept your claim and believe that the poisonings are deeply rooted in the system.> <The culprit must be connected to an organization capable of attacking multiple schools in a single day. Regardless of whether the perpetrators is from within or outside the government, he must be identified and stopped by force,> he said. Molavi expressed <surprise> over the fact that those behind the poisonings have not been identified, since the country's security apparatuses are using sophisticated surveillance systems to identify violators of the Islamic Republic's mandatory headscarf rules. He also criticized the government's discriminatory policies toward Afghan immigrants, including the closure of prayer halls for Afghans in some cities.After prayers, hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Zahedan for a silent march out of respect for the month of Ramadan. Internet monitor NetBlocks reported a <significant disruption> to connectivity in the city, calling the incident <the latest in a cycle of internet shutdowns targeting anti-government protests during Friday prayers.> Zahedan residents have been holding protest rallies every Friday since September 30, when security forces killed nearly 100 people, in the deadliest incident so far in the nationwide demonstrations triggered by the September death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, in police custody.>>
Read more here:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/115543-irans-top-sunni-cleric-blasts-countrys-closed-minded-leadership/
 
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