French tourist (36) who made drone images in the Iranian desert will appear in court tomorrow after 20 months in prison and risks death penalty

A French tourist who has been in an Iranian cell since May last year will appear before the country’s Revolutionary Court on Thursday on suspicion of espionage and anti-Iranian propaganda. His lawyer announced this today. Benjamin Brière (36) had taken images with a drone in an Iranian nature reserve and spoke out on social media against the obligation for women to wear a hijab.

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