Academic Detained for 800 Days Condemns Senator’s Claims Iran Is an ‘Incredible Place’ for Women

Western Australian Senator Fatima Payman has accused the West of propaganda, saying Iran is an incredible and democratic place.
Academic Detained for 800 Days Condemns Senator’s Claims Iran Is an ‘Incredible Place’ for Women
Senator Fatima Payman speaks to the media at Parliament House in Canberra, on June 25, 2024. Lukas Coch/AAP Images
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An Australian academic who spent 804 days imprisoned in Iran has condemned Senator Fatima Payman for saying on state television that the Middle Eastern state “an incredible place” for women.

Payman, a West Australian and former Labor member, attended an event in Sydney at the weekend which was purportedly held to dispel alleged Western myths around Iran’s governance.

Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.