Iran Replaces Prisons Chief After Protests
Iran has appointed a new chief of prisons following protests by family members over reports that inmates had been abused at a notorious jail. The official Islamic Republic News Agency said on April 23 that Asghar Jahangir would replace Gholamhossein Esmaili. Jahangir is described as a close adviser to Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli, a cleric and the head of the government's judiciary branch. Former chief Esmaili was appointed the new head of the Tehran Justice Department. The families of men incarcerated in Evin prison in Tehran have protested ...
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