WANA (May 16) – Two backpacks belonging to students killed in the “Shajareh Tayyebeh” school incident in Minab have been sent to the United Nations headquarters in New York and the UN Museum in Vienna.

 

Hamed Allamati, head of Iran’s Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, said the backpacks belonged to Moein Zeinali and Mohammad Shahdoosti, two students killed in the attack. With the consent of their families, the items were sent as part of the “Caravan of Narrating the 20-Year Defeat” initiative.

 

According to Allamati, the move was intended to draw international attention to what he described as “a crime against children” and to carry the voices of the victims beyond Iran’s borders.

 

He described the backpacks as symbols of the innocence and everyday lives of children who once carried their books and notebooks to school each day.

 

One of the backpacks was sent to the United Nations headquarters in New York, while the other was delivered to the UN Museum in Vienna.

 

The items were reportedly transferred through Asadollah Eshragh Jahromi, Iran’s ambassador to Austria.

 

The Israeli-American attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Iran, on February 28, which according to Iranian officials killed more than 168 children and teachers, sparked widespread reactions across media platforms and public opinion. Images and stories related to the victims received extensive attention online.