Iranian Journalist Seeks Asylum, Says Threatened By Revolutionary Guard

An Iranian journalist says he has been forced to seek asylum in Austria after receiving threats from the Iranian authorities.

Payam Younesipour, the deputy editor of the sports daily Iran Varzeshi, had traveled to Austria to cover a sports event. He reportedly filed for political asylum on March 29.

Younesipour said he received threats from the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) after publicly blaming the IRGC for the death of his colleagues, who were on board the Germanwings plane that crashed last week.

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