Prosecutor of Kazeroon Denies School's Involvement in Ainaz Karimi's Suicide

Warning: Contains content related to suicide. Nothing is more important than human life. If you are considering suicide, please contact these special numbers for help: In Iran: Social Emergency 123, Consultant Voice 1480, or Tehran Psychiatric Emergency 44508200. In the USA: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 18002738255, or Crisis and Suicide Prevention Line 988. In Canada: 911 or 18334564566. In the UK: 116123 and in Afghanistan: 119. The prosecutor of Kazeroon, in response to the suicide of Ainaz Karimi, a student who hanged herself due to pressures from humiliating and strict school encounters, described it as "stemming from personal problems" and claimed that this suicide "had no connection to school officials." According to the government news agency Tasnim, Ehsan Salehi added that investigations are still ongoing and "the matter is on the judicial agenda." This judicial official claimed that "what is clear and evident is that the suicide of the high school student from the village of Daris in Kazeroon was due to psychological trauma and personal problems." Salehi further claimed that "the issues raised regarding the responsibility of school officials in this incident were examined by the judicial authority" and added that "this hypothesis has been completely dismissed." This judicial official dismissed reports about the school principal's harassment regarding the student's appearance and dress as "fabricated narratives" and also "unprofessional analyses by individuals in cyberspace." Meanwhile, according to reports from local sources and Ainaz Karimi's relatives, she had no family problems and, as the seventh child, had no financial or emotional issues. Ainaz Karimi, a 17-year-old 12th-grade student, was called by the school principal during class for "dyed hair and nail polish" and was subsequently not allowed to enter the class and was threatened with expulsion by the principal. According to these sources, "her friends said that Ainaz was very upset by the principal's insults and threats. When she returned home, she did not eat lunch while still wearing her school uniform and hanged herself with a scarf in the storage room of the house. Her family found out about her suicide when they went there." In another report, Zahra Behrooz Azar, the Deputy for Women of the Medical Government, in response to the recent increase in student suicides, stated that "it cannot be said that the statistics are increasing." She expressed regret over the suicides of Ainaz Karimi and Arzu Khavari, saying: "But for us, even these two female students are too many and are not pleasant for us." The claim that the statistics of student suicides are not increasing by government officials comes at a time when no official statistics on student suicide deaths have been recorded. In a survey by the Ham Mihan newspaper, from the beginning of Farvardin to the 22nd of Aban 1403, at least 16 students attempted suicide, of which three were saved with the intervention of intervention centers or organizations, and 13 lost their lives. This report, referencing the deaths of Ainaz Karimi and Arzu Khavari in the past week and their widespread reflection in the media, noted that news of student suicides has been published intermittently over the past eight months. An examination of official sources and several unofficial sources indicates that there has not been a month this year without at least one student attempting suicide, whether successful or unsuccessful. In Ordibehesht of this year, the Emtedad website reported on the suicide of 196 children in the past five years. This report showed that family disputes, forced marriages, child marriages, and child motherhood were major reasons for these suicides. Regarding child suicides, the Child Rights Defense Association announced in 1399 that more than 250 children had committed suicide between 1390 and 1399, while this statistic only includes reported cases, and the actual number is higher. In this research, 48% of reported suicides were related to boys and 52% to girls. 45% of suicides occurred between the ages of 9 and 14, and 55% between the ages of 15 and 18. Methods of suicide included hanging (40%), jumping from heights (38%), and pill consumption (12%). The causes of suicides included family problems (28%), educational problems (26%), forced marriages (20%), and poverty (8%). The highest suicide rates have been reported in the cities of Tehran, Isfahan, and Hamadan. New details about Ainaz Karimi's suicide; Kazeroon officials are not accountable. A girl student from Kazeroon committed suicide after being expelled for nail polish and dyed hair. Hannah Neiman: The death of Arzu Khavari is a sign of discrimination against minorities and women. Report by Dadban: The principal's threats were the cause of Arzu Khavari's suicide. A teenage girl’s suicide; school officials: "She was wearing a hijab."