▁He ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁spent ▁several ▁weeks ▁in ▁solit ary ▁conf in ement ▁in ▁E vin ▁prison . ▁ ▁Iran ian ▁authorities ' ▁actions ▁against ▁potential ▁regime ▁oppon ents ▁Iran ian ▁authorities ▁have ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁election ▁tight ened ▁the ▁g rip ▁around ▁oppos itional ▁groups ▁and ▁individuals , ▁and ▁hits ▁hard ▁down ▁on ▁anyone ▁sus pected ▁of ▁dis loy alty ▁against ▁the ▁regime . ▁As yl um ▁seek ers ▁are ▁pointed ▁out ▁as ▁a ▁group ▁that ▁by ▁fle eing ▁from ▁Iran ▁has ▁shown ▁such ▁dis loy alty , ▁which ▁is ▁documented ▁by ▁The ▁Norwegian ▁Country ▁of ▁Origin ▁Information ▁Centre ▁- ▁Land info ▁in ▁a ▁note ▁published ▁on ▁their ▁web ▁site ▁ 1 9 . ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Iran ian ▁surve ill ance ▁of ▁opposition ▁groups ▁in ▁Norway ▁has ▁been ▁known ▁for ▁years , ▁and ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁object ives ▁of ▁such ▁surve ill ance ▁is ▁assumed ▁to ▁be ▁to ▁monitor ▁and ▁h inder ▁any ▁opposition ▁against ▁Iran ▁in ▁Europe . ▁The ▁activities ▁of ▁sp ies ▁among ▁Iran ian ▁as yl um ▁seek ers ▁in ▁Norway ▁has ▁at ▁several ▁occasions ▁been ▁referred ▁in ▁Norwegian ▁media , ▁l ately ▁in ▁a ▁report ▁at ▁national ▁TV ▁broad c aster ▁NR K ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁around ▁six ▁weeks ▁after ▁Rah im ▁Rost am is ▁was ▁deport ed . ▁It ▁describes ▁how ▁Iran ian ▁authorities ▁attempt ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁as yl um ▁seek ers ▁in ▁Norway ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁in