Iranian defector applies for asylum in Norway
OSLO, Norway – An Iranian diplomat who quit his job at his country's embassy in Belgium said Tuesday that he will seek political asylum in Norway. Farzad Farhangian told reporters in Oslo that he wants to "take a stand in support of the Iranian people and the (opposition) movement." Farhangian left his post Friday and flew to Norway, where he joined Mohammed Reza Heydari, a former Iranian diplomat in Oslo who defected in January and was granted asylum by Norway. Farhangian is the third Iranian diplomat to have defected in Europe this year. ...
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