Report: Iran Arrests Prominent Academic
A liberal intellectual has been arrested in Iran, the first detention of a prominent academic since the election of hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad last year, state media reported Thursday. Ramin Jahanbegloo’s arrest was confirmed by Sohrab Soleimani, a Tehran prison department official, in the official IRAN Persian daily. Calls to authorities were not immediately returned on Thursday. Full Story