{"id":1725,"date":"2006-06-14T02:15:21","date_gmt":"2006-06-14T01:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/issues\/human-rights\/1725-iran-23-teenage-boys-decided-to-commit-mass-suicide"},"modified":"2023-01-12T15:14:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T14:14:26","slug":"iran-23-teenage-boys-decided-to-commit-mass-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/iran-23-teenage-boys-decided-to-commit-mass-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: 23 teenage boys decided to commit mass suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-29223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2006\/06\/poverty-children.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"106\" style=\"float: right\" alt=\"Iran: 23 teenage boys decided to commit mass suicide\" title=\"Iran: 23 teenage boys decided to commit mass suicide\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/06\/poverty-children.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/06\/poverty-children-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>NCRI &#8211; In a startling move in Iran&#8217;s western Lorestan province, 23 teenagers and young men decided to attempt mass suicides due to poverty and unemployment. <\/p>\n<p>Hossein Amini, deputy chief of the State Security Forces in the province, said: &quot;According to information received, 23 unemployed young men in one of the rural areas pledged to commit suicide one after the other.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>&quot;After 40 days from the first suicide, the second young man killed himself.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Family members have learnt about this distressing story and are trying to prevent the rest from going through this terrifying ordeal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCRI &ndash; In a startling move in Iran&rsquo;s western Lorestan province, 23 teenagers and young men decided to attempt mass suicides due to poverty and unemployment. 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