Amnesty International ‘very concerned’ for welfare of academic held in Iran

Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert has been moved to the infamous desert prison Qarchak, reportedly as a form of punishment.

Amnesty International says they are “very concerned” for the welfare of a British-Australian academic who is being held in detention in one of Iran’s most notorious prisons.

Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was most recently a lecturer in Islamic studies at Melbourne University, had originally been held in Tehran’s Evin prison since she was reportedly given a 10-year sentence in September 2018 on charges of spying.