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Kylie Moore-Gilbert: 804 days in an Iranian jail

Kylie Moore-Gilbert: 804 days in an Iranian jail

The story of an Australian academic who was released from an Iranian jail in 2020

The Interview · BBC World Service

April 19, 202222m 57s

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Show Notes

Iran’s rocky relations with the West have cost a host of individuals their freedom. The Islamic republic has imprisoned citizens from the US, Britain and a number of other countries for spying. The charges may be trumped up, but Tehran’s determination to use western prisoners for political purposes is very real. Stephen Sackur speaks to Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was released from an Iranian jail in 2020 after 804 days behind bars.