Kameel Ahmady: British academic facing jail escapes Iran over mountains

A British-Iranian academic facing nine years in jail in Iran has told the BBC how he escaped on foot over mountains to start a new life in the UK.

Kameel Ahmady was convicted two months ago of collaborating with a hostile government. He denies the charge.

He decided to try to flee while on bail and appealing against the sentence.

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