Eghbal Tamoradi

During the serial poisoning of (mostly) girls' schools in Iran, many students in several schools nationwide were "suspiciously" poisoned by chemical gas. The chain of events began on November 30, 2022, in a school for girls in Qom during the nationwide Women, Life, Freedom uprising. The Islamic Republic officials initially tried to deny the truth and blamed the "enemy groups" and "anti-revolutionaries" and in some cases "public hysteria" and students "faking illness" for the events; But soon after, Younse Panahi, the Ministry of Health, announced that the poisonings were intentional. In late December, the leader Ali Khamenei also talked about the role of some "individuals or groups" in these events. After his speech, the Ministry of Intelligence promised to investigate and the Minister of Interior Ahmad Vahidi, and his security and law enforcement deputy announced the arrests of the "culprits" in the poisoning of students in five provinces. After that, the Islamic Republic's propaganda machine turned the blame on the students and protesters. Many believe that the serial poisonings were a coordinated and planned campaign in reaction to the peaceful participation of students in the Women, Life, Freedom uprising and the women's collective fight against mandatory hijab and the oppressive policies of the Islamic Republic against them. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='52228'> <reference source='https://t.me/emtedadnet/77667'> The indictment of the case of 11 teachers union activists of Khuzestan province was issued by the 12th investigation branch with two charges of propaganda against the system and membership in groups that undermine the country's security. Farzaneh Zilabi, the defense lawyer of Pirouz Nami, Kokab Bodaghi, Siamak Sadeghi Chehrazi, Ali Karoushati, Sadegh Naseri. Zohreh Bakhtiari, Shahriar Shirvaninia, Moein Zargani, Behnia Bahmaeinejad, and Emad Rafiei Emad Rafiei said in this regard: "In the current teachers' protests for their union demands, the teachers were inevitably linked with the protests after the death of Ms. Mahsa Amini in the movement known as the Women, Life, Freedom, and the serial poisoning of students. They brought numerous security and non-security charges against the clients. According to Ms. Zillabi: > Unjust accusations against the Teachers' Union Center and the Coordinating Council of Teachers' Union Organizations as "groups whose aim is to undermine the security of the country" are caused by the bad taste and bias of men who may be forced to solve problems. By making up cases, they divert the events. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52229'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/16848'> Pirouz Nami and Eghbal Tamarrodi were sentenced by the third branch of Ahvaz Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Fathi to pay a fine of 25 million rials instead of three months in prison for the charge of propaganda against the state. While announcing this news, the Coordinating Council of Teachers' Organizations of Iran, quoting Farzaneh Zillabi, the defense lawyer of 11 members of the Khuzestan Teachers' Union, wrote about the other charges of Pirouz Nami and Eghbal Tamarrodi and the other charges of Kokab Bodaghi, Siamak Sadeghi Chehrazi, Ali Karoushati, Sadegh Naseri. Zohreh Bakhtiari, Shahriar Shirvaninia, Moein Zargani, Behnia Bahmaeinejad, and Emad Rafiei were acquitted. In the case of Siamak Sadeghi Chehrazi, regarding the third charge, under the title of disturbing public order, a decision of disqualification was issued regarding the competence of the court. According to another report from the Coordinating Council of the Unions of Cultural Organizations of Iran, a court hearing on the charges of these people was held on the same date, and they defended themselves with the help of Farzaneh Zillabi. According to this report, Pirouz Nami was the first-row defendant in this case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>