Iran parliament votes to sack 'reformist' science minister
Iranian Minister for Science, Research and Technology, Reza Faraji Dana, addresses the parliament during his impeachment process in Tehran on August 20, 2014 (AFP Photo/Behrouz Mehri)/ Tehran (AFP) - Iran's conservative-dominated parliament on Wednesday voted to sack the science minister for wanting to recruit people accused of involvement in the 2009 protest movement. Reza Faraji Dana, whose responsibilities included Iran's universities, was sacked after a censure motion went against him. The motion was backed by 145 of the 270 lawmakers ...
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