Farhad and Mansur Muhammadi, two Iranian brothers who...

Farhad and Mansur Muhammadi, two Iranian brothers who hijacked a Russian plane to Oslo in 1993, were allowed to remain in Norway temporarily, but would not receive permanent resident permits, the Norwegian government said.
"We can not today return the brothers to Iran without entering into conflict with our obligations in accordance with the European Court of Human Rights," Local Government Minister Erna Solberg said in a statement.
The two were issued a one-year Norwegian residency permit in June 2002 on the grounds that they would face the death penalty if extradited to Iran.
Norwegian immigration authorities, asked to review their situation, decided to extend their residency rights for another year, ruling that they would continue to face human rights abuses if returned to Iran, Solberg said.
The new permits did not allow for family reunification and held no promise of permanent residency, she stressed.
In 1993, the brothers, armed with grenades, hijacked an Aeroflot plane en route from Azerbaijan to Russia and forced it to land in Oslo.