AP Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered an investigation into claims by a mill workers representative that he was tortured while in detention. Hessamoddin Ashena , an adviser to Rouhani, wrote on his Telegram account that the president ordered a probe into the claim of violence against Esmail Bakhshi. Earlier on Friday, Bakhshi, a representative ...

AFP - Iran's parliament will investigate claims by a labour protest leader that he was tortured in prison following strikes at a sugar factory, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Sunday. Alireza Rahimi, a member of parliament's presiding board, said his request for an investigation had been accepted by speaker Ali Larijani, according ...