Top scientist leaves Iran after crackdown on environmentalists
by Saeed Kamali Dehghan Iran correspondent from on (#3N0XW)
Kaveh Madani had been seen as symbol of Rouhani government's attempt to reverse brain drain
A top Iranian environmental scientist wooed by Hassan Rouhani's administration to return home from the UK has left Iran amid a crackdown on environmentalists and pressure from hardliners.
Kaveh Madani had been persuaded to leave his position at Imperial College London last year to serve as the deputy head of Iran's environment department.