PARIS, Feb 26 (Reuters) – A French court on Thursday convicted an Iranian national of glorifying terrorism in social media posts.
* The court sentenced Mahdieh Esfandiari, a student living in the city of Lyon, to four years in prison. Three years of the sentence were suspended.
* Esfandiari was ordered to leave France. Her lawyer described the ruling as “severe” and said she would appeal.
* Esfandiari arrested last year for social media posts that praised Palestinian Islamist group Hamas’ October 2023 attack on Israel.
* France is trying to bring two of its citizens back from Iran.
(Additional reporting by John Irish; Writing by Makini Brice; editing by Richard Lough, Alexandra Hudson)
