Top scientist leaves Iran after crackdown on environmentalists
(The Guardian Iran)

Kaveh Madani had been seen as symbol of Rouhani government´s attempt to reverse brain drainA 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.