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Iranian authorities ruled Saturday that a member of the minority Zoroastrian religion had been wrongly suspended from his post on a city council.
Sepanta Niknam, a member of Iran’s ancient Zoroastrian religion, was the only non-Muslim elected to the council in the central city of Yazd in May 2017, but he was suspended later in the year following a complaint by one of his fellow councillors.
It had followed a ruling by the ultra-conservative head of Iran’s Guardian Council, which oversees elections, barring religious minorities from standing in municipal polls.
Iran overturns ban on minority politicians, confirms Jews can hold office
They just managed to keep him on ice for 3/4 of a year.
Sepanta Niknam, a member of Iran’s ancient Zoroastrian religion, was the only non-Muslim elected to the council in the central city of Yazd in May 2017, but he was suspended later in the year following a complaint by one of his fellow councillors.
It had followed a ruling by the ultra-conservative head of Iran’s Guardian Council, which oversees elections, barring religious minorities from standing in municipal polls.
Iran overturns ban on minority politicians, confirms Jews can hold office
They just managed to keep him on ice for 3/4 of a year.