Rouhani Defends Rights of Academics in Iran After Prison Death
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani defended the need for greater freedoms for academics and university researchers in the Islamic Republic following the controversial death of a environmentalist in a Tehran prison./ “It’s not right that we should be suspicious of our academics and professors -- undue harshness must be stopped,” Rouhani was cited as saying in speech in Tehran on Saturday by the state-run Islamic Republic New Agency. He said academics must interact with foreign counterparts and the outside world without being questioned for it ...
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