Kylie Moore-Gilbert, an academic at the University of Melbourne, has been detained in Iran since 2018. She was found guilty of espionage last year and sentenced to 10 years in prison.She has now been transferred from Tehran's Evin Prison to Qarchak women's prison, east of the capital, according to a spokesperson for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade."Dr Moore-Gilbert's case is one of the Australian Government's highest priorities, including for our Embassy officials in Tehran," the spokesperson wrote in a statement to CNN. "We are urgently seeking further consular access to her at this new location. We hold Iran responsible for Dr Moore-Gilbert's safety and well-being."In December 2019, the US State Department determined that Qarchak Prison met the criteria for "gross human rights violations," describing it as "an environment that enables rape and murder."Moore-Gilbert is a fellow and lecturer in Islamic Studies focusing on politics in the Arab Gulf states, according to her biography on the URead More – Source
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