Rally condemning suspected poisonings of Iranian schools girls held in Vancouver
Global News
After months of downplaying the incidents, Iran’s Health Minister said the girls have suffered “mild poison attacks.”
A large crowd gathered in downtown Vancouver to take part in a Global Rally to condemn a suspected poisoning targeting Iranian school girls.
The rally, held Sunday afternoon in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery, was organized by the Association of Families of Flight PS752.
“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,” said Farnaz Adli, rally organizer.
For nearly four months, thousands of girls and women have reportedly been poisoned by some unknown substance, believed to be a chemical agent, in hundreds of schools across Iran.
It’s largely been viewed as an attempt to silence the voices of Iranian women and girls who have been at the forefront of the Women, Life, Freedom protests in Iran.
Demonstrators and human rights activists are demanding an independent investigation.
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