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Iran has detained two travel influencers who were traveling the country and said they were documenting their trip on social media as a way to "break the stigma" around countries with scary reputations.
Jolie King and her boyfriend, Mark Firkin, are being held in Tehran's high-security Evin Prison, according to Pouria Zeraati, the editor-in-chief of the Persian-language channel Manoto TV.
Zeraati said they had been there since their arrest in July on charges of flying a drone without a license.
Firkin is an Australian national, while King is a British-Australian dual citizen. Officials in Australia confirmed that the couple was being detained.
They were arrested by security forces in Jajrood, an area to Tehran's east, Manoto TV reported Wednesday.
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"According to an informed source, this arrest had no political element, but was for flying the drone," Manoto TV said Wednesday.
Iran detained 2 travel influencers who were traveling the country trying to 'break the stigma' around it with posts on YouTube and Instagram
Jolie King and Mark Firkin were arrested in July near Tehran, accused of flying a drone without a license, the Iranian diaspora Manoto TV reported.
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