An Australian academic held in Iran has gone on an indefinite hunger strike as of Christmas Eve.
An Australian academic being held in an Iranian prison has begun a hunger strike, along with another academic.
Melbourne University lecturer Kylie Moore-Gilbert has been held in the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran since October 2018.Two Iranian female prisoners in a cell in Evin prison in Tehran, Iran, 2006.In a letter dated Christmas Eve and published by supporters of Dr Gilbert-Moore and French-Iranian researcher Fariba Adelkhah, the women say they have begun refusing food and water.
France's Sciences Po school, where Ms Adelkhah works as a senior research fellow confirmed it in a tweet, Reuters reports."CERI confirms the hunger strike begun by Fariba Adelkhah and her co-detainee Kylie Moore-Gilbert," the institute said on Wednesday.Australian Government says situation 'complex' The government has previously described Dr Moore-Gilbert's situation as complex, and Foreign Minister Marise Payne has said Australia did not accept the spying charges against her.
"She's been receiving consular assistance and had a visit recently," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday."But I can assure you, and I know the extent that Kylie knows and we're doing everything that we can do bring her home."West Australian couple Jolie King and Mark Firkin were arrested in Iran in August but released in October after talks with the Foreign Affairs Department.
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