Iran minister allowed to go

Tehran - President Mohammad Khatami has accepted the resignation of the liberal Culture Minister, Mr Ataollah Mohajerani, the…

Tehran - President Mohammad Khatami has accepted the resignation of the liberal Culture Minister, Mr Ataollah Mohajerani, the man behind the explosion of free press and arts in Iran, state television said yesterday. Mr Mohajerani, who was under fierce attack from Islamic hardliners for his tolerant cultural policies, handed in his resignation some months ago, but the President had refused to accept it.

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