isons . ▁I ▁am ▁very ▁wor ried ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁Mah m ood ▁Am iry - M og h add am , ▁leader ▁of ▁Iran ▁Human ▁Rights , ▁to ▁week ly ▁magazine ▁Ny ▁T id ▁This ▁is ▁decided ly ▁the ▁most ▁serious ▁case ▁we ▁have ▁seen . ▁All ▁signals ▁say ▁that ▁Rost ami ▁is ▁in ▁ac ute ▁risk ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁We ▁ask ▁Norwegian ▁authorities ▁to ▁do ▁all ▁that ▁is ▁in ▁their ▁power ▁to ▁save ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁Secretary ▁of ▁state ▁in ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Justice ▁and ▁Public ▁Security ▁P å l ▁L ø ns eth ▁to ▁week ly ▁magazine ▁Ny ▁T id ▁ ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁has ▁requested ▁from ▁the ▁Im m igration ▁App e als ▁Board ▁( UN E ) ▁a ▁statement ▁on ▁this ▁case . ▁U NE ▁has ▁reported ▁they ▁are ▁working ▁on ▁ver ifying ▁whether ▁the ▁claims ▁are ▁correct . ▁I ▁am ▁satisfied ▁with ▁that . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁serious ▁matter ▁if ▁it ▁should ▁be ▁shown ▁that ▁mis jud g ments ▁have ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁a ▁person ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁protection . ▁ ▁Human ▁rights ▁advoc ate ▁Mah m ood ▁Am iry - M og h add am ▁to ▁Iran ▁Human ▁Rights ▁▁ ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁what ▁charges ▁are ▁raised ▁against ▁him , ▁but ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁authorities ▁have ▁refused ▁to ▁release ▁him ▁on ▁b ail ▁indicates ▁that ▁his ▁case ▁is ▁serious . ▁Iran ian ▁authorities ▁have ▁recently ▁signal ized ▁that ▁Iran ians ▁who ▁have ▁sought ▁as yl um ▁abroad