Obscure Iranian lawmaker gains spotlight after speaking out on censorship, corruption, repression

Obscure Iranian lawmaker gains spotlight after speaking out on censorship, corruption, repression

Special to WorldTribune.com By Golnaz Esfandiari Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Until recently, Mahmud Sadeghi was an obscure legal expert whose most conspicuous professional accomplishment was a two-year advisory stint with Iran’s Education Ministry. That changed with the 54-year-old’s election to parliament in Iran’s tightly controlled elections in February, as one of 133 relative […]