Release of Jolie King and Mark Firkin comes as an Iranian doctoral student held in Brisbane avoids extradition to the USTwo Australians imprisoned in Iran for flying a drone near a military installation have been freed in an apparent prisoner swap with Tehran. British-Australian King and Australian citizen Firkin were arrested in early July, reportedly for flying a drone – to shoot video for their travel blog – near military installations in Jajrood in Tehran province. Australian and British bloggers Jolie King and Mark Firkin released by Iran Read moreThey had left their home in Perth, Western Australia, in 2017, documenting their travels on a blog called The Way Overland. Dehbashi Kivi faced up to 20 years in prison. Iranian state media agency Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (Irib) has reported Dehbashi Kivi returned to Tehran on Saturday.

Source: The Guardian October 06, 2019 00:00 UTC