Former Iranian Diplomat Hails 'Green Embassy Campaign'
A former Iranian diplomat says the defection of another Iranian envoy to Europe shows the opposition Green Movement is flourishing, RFE/RL's Radio Farda reports. Farzad Farhangian announced on September 14 that he is seeking asylum in Norway. He resigned from Iran’s Embassy in Brussels on September 10. Farhangian is the third Iranian diplomat to defect in Europe this year in protest at Iran's crackdown on the opposition following the disputed June 2009 presidential election. The first was Mohammed Reza Heydari, a former Iranian consular ...
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