On the evening of Thursday, January 9, 2025, three teenage girls in Karaj simultaneously attempted to end their lives by jumping from the roof of a residential building.
Thanks to the quick response of onlookers and firefighters, two of the girls were rescued. However, the third girl tragically jumped before she could be stopped. Despite being rushed to the hospital, she succumbed to her injuries due to the severity of the trauma.
The identity of the deceased teenager remains unknown at this time.
Many Iranian women and girls feel they have no choice but to resort to suicide due to immense social and economic pressures.
More than 13 people in Iran commit suicide daily, with the majority between the ages of 15 and 35. According to the Iranian Ministry of Health, 100,000 people attempted suicide in 2018. On average, 125 Iranians per 100,000 people attempt suicide, with six losing their lives. (Persian Wikipedia on suicide in Iran)
This year, beyond the tragic suicides among young people and women, we are witnessing the alarming phenomenon of suicides among medical residents (medical students), nurses, and doctors.
According to the regime’s Jam-e-Jam newspaper (January 10, 2024), suicide is the fifth leading cause of death among teenagers and young adults, with 52% of those committing suicide being girls.
On August 28, 2024, the state-run Ham Mihan newspaper reported that 7,000 people had committed suicide in 2023, with twenty times that number attempting suicide.
