▁should ▁be ▁charged ▁for ▁" d iss em ination ▁of ▁false ▁propag anda ▁against ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Republic ▁of ▁Iran " ▁and ▁pun ished ▁for ▁that . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁seeking ▁as yl um ▁by ▁itself ▁could ▁be ▁a ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁authorities ▁to ▁subject ▁the ▁as yl um ▁seek ers ▁who ▁are ▁extr ad ited ▁to ▁Iran , ▁to ▁per sec ution , ▁imprison ment ▁and ▁ill - tre at ment . ▁ ▁Human ▁rights ▁advoc ate ▁Mah m ood ▁Am iry - M og h add am ▁to ▁ ▁N ett av isen ▁ ▁We ▁do ▁not ▁know ▁the ▁charges ▁against ▁him , ▁but ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁E vin ▁without ▁b ail ▁option ▁is ▁very ▁serious . ▁We ▁know ▁how ▁easy ▁it ▁is ▁for ▁Iran ian ▁authorities ▁to ▁execute ▁people . ▁ ▁U NE - direct or ▁Ter je ▁S j eg gest ad ▁in ▁A ften post en ▁▁ ▁Syn ne ▁Sk ou en ▁i ▁her ▁article ▁ 6 . ▁April ▁made ▁un crit ical ▁claims ▁that ▁ 1 9 - year - old ▁Rah im ▁Rost ami ▁has ▁been ▁returned ▁to ▁per sec ution ▁in ▁Iran ." ▁ ▁Ter je ▁S j eg gest ad ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁har sh ▁re actions ▁towards ▁criticism : ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁quoted ▁on ▁having ▁contact ed ▁several ▁M embers ▁of ▁Parliament ▁on ▁tele phone : ▁S j eg gest ad ▁sc old ed ▁M embers ▁of ▁Parliament ▁- ▁A