New bipartisan caucus in Congress condemns poisoning of Iranian girls
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A new Congressional bipartisan caucus is condemning the Iranian government for the poisoning of school girls, which amplified the growth of criticism in Washington against the Islamic Republic.
It's just the latest example of U.S. officials denouncing the treatment of women by the Iranian government since nationwide protests first erupted over the Sept. 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s morality police. Amini was accused of violating Iran’s strict dress code for women by wearing her headscarf improperly.
Those protests, which mark one of the biggest challenges to Iran’s theocracy since the 1979 revolution, have continued for months. More than 500 people have been killed in demonstrations, according to human rights activists in Iran. Over 19,700 others have been detained by authorities amid a violent crackdown trying to suppress the dissent.
Earlier this year, the House overwhelmingly approved a resolution expressing solidarity with the protesters.