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In a recent statement on April 21, Behnam Niazi<\/a>, the head of the Health Network in Boyer-Ahmad County, western Iran, addressed the alarming increase in suicides, cautioning against the normalization of memorial ceremonies for those who take their own lives. He urged municipalities to refrain from installing banners mourning individuals who died by suicide in public spaces. These remarks elicited significant backlash from Iran\u2019s society.<\/p>\n On April 23, Fazel Meybodi,<\/a> a member of the Qom Seminary, warned of the social consequences of banning memorial services for suicide victims. He pointed out that the majority of recent suicides in Iran are born out of poverty, destitution, and financial hardship.<\/p>\n According to a report by the news website “Emtedad,” in the past five years, from March 2019 until March 2024, at least 196 cases of child suicides have been reported in the media, with some cases going unreported. Among them, 133 individuals, more than 66%, were girls.<\/p>\n Mehdi Roshanfekr, a member of the parliamentary Education Commission, attributed the increase in suicide rates to various factors, including poverty. He highlighted that the incidence of suicide in the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province is particularly high, with reports of 60 young people taking their lives over three years due to poverty, addiction, unemployment, and lack of resources.<\/p>\n #Iran<\/a> News in Brief — NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) December 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
Hamid Peyravi, Vice President of the regime's #Suicide<\/a> Prevention Scientific Society: \u201cLast year, for every 100,000 individuals, 7.4 suicides resulted in death, totaling over 6,000 fatalities. Approximately 120,000 suicide attempts were officially recorded in\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/AGK3QPbI4K<\/a><\/p>\n