Australian Lecturer Moved to Iranian Jail

Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert from the University of Melbourne has reportedly been sentenced to 10 years behind bars in Tehran, Iran, in September 2019. AAP Image/Supplied by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Australian university lecturer Kylie Moore-Gilbert, jailed in Iran for spying, has been moved to a harsh women’s prison in the desert.

The dual UK-Australian national has been in Tehran’s Evin Prison since September 2018. She denies all the espionage charges against her.