At least three women have committed suicide over the past days.
An 18-year-old woman hanged herself at home by a noose, in Babol, northern Iran.
A 30-year-old woman identified as SH. B. set herself on fire in Divandarreh, in the western Iranian Kurdistan Province. She has been transferred to hospital.
Another 25-year-old woman identified as Bayan Mohammadi also committed suicide in Divandarreh by setting herself on fire. (The state-run ROKNA news agency, Kordpa news agency – May 18, 2017)