Iran’s conservative-dominated parliament has rejected President Hassan Rohani’s nominee for science minister over his pro-reform tendencies. The parliament on November 18 overwhelmingly voted against the candidacy of Fakhroddin Ahmadi Danesh Ashtiani, who has called himself an “independent” figure and promised to appoint new faces as his deputies. Ashtiani, 59, had served as deputy science […]
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Iran lawmakers seek probe into alleged jail abuse
Several Iranian lawmakers on Tuesday demanded a probe into alleged beatings of political prisoners held at Tehran’s Evin prison, the official IRNA news agency reported.Families of the inmates met with the lawmakers Sunday, seeking clarification on what happened to their kin, according to the report. The meetings came after family members of a group […]