PAWN AGAIN: Iran Confirms Eight Years Jail For Drone-Flying Western Tourist

Benjamin Briere is a French traveller who was arrested by the Iranian authorities in May 2020 after flying a drone near the border of Iran with Turkmenistan. Note: Picture is a screenshot from a post (Newsflash) Benjamin Briere is a French traveller who was arrested by the Iranian authorities in May 2020 after flying a drone near the border of Iran with Turkmenistan. Note: Picture is a screenshot from a post (Newsflash)
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30 June 2022
A French tourist jailed for eight years on spying charges has had his sentence upheld by appeal court judges in Iran. Benjamin Briere, 36, was seized near the hardline Islamic Republic's border with Turkmenistan in May 2020 for taking photos with a drone. He had also infuriated Iranian...