Iran appoints women judges

Tehran - Iran has appointed women as judges for the first time since its 1979 Islamic revolution, the Iranian news agency IRNA…

Tehran - Iran has appointed women as judges for the first time since its 1979 Islamic revolution, the Iranian news agency IRNA said yesterday. It quoted a judicial official as saying four women lawyers were named this week as judges in family courts in Shar Rey, near the capital.

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