Iranian schoolgirls mass poisoning reports information

The Iranian schoolgirls mass poisoning reports are a series of alleged chemical attacks during which students in dozens of schools in Iran were reportedly poisoned in various and undetermined manners by unidentified perpetrators. These events started in November 2022, at the Isfahan University of Technology,^[1] and reports of thousands of students being poisoned in ongoing assaults were claimed to have occurred in the following months.^[2]^[3]

Mass psychogenic illness (MPI) has been identified as a possible cause of the incidents. This is due to similarities of the Iranian situation to other claimed mass 'poisonings' of young girls later verified as being due to MPI, in Afghanistan, the occupied West Bank, and other locations in the world throughout history.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Researchers, human-rights groups and some governments have asked for an independent investigation to determine the exact cause of the incidents.^[4]

Some Iranian health authorities announced that the vast majority of reported attacks were due to stress, anxiety, and other psychological factors, although in early March, Iran's government announced that more than 100 arrests had been made in connection with the incidents.^[2]^[3] On 29 April 2023, the Iranian Intelligence Ministry released the findings of a comprehensive investigation which concluded that the reported illnesses were not caused by any toxic substances. Instead they have been due to a variety of reasons including exposure to a variety of non-toxic substances, mass hysteria, and malingering. Some independent organizations expressed skepticism of these claims.^[7]

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^ ^a ^b Catanzaro, Michele (March 13, 2023). "Suspected Iran schoolgirl poisonings: what scientists know". Nature. 615 (7953): 574. doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00754-2. PMID 36914862. S2CID 257507144.
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