Melbourne academic jailed in Iran, accused of spying, goes on hunger strike

Australian lecturer Kylie Moore-Gilbert has begun a hunger strike, refusing food and water, in an Iranian prison where she is being held on charges of spying.

Australian Kylie Moore-Gilbert remains behind bars in Iran. Source: Supplied

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.

She was accused of spying and has been convicted and sentenced to 10 years. A recent appeal failed.

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