British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert released from Iran jail as part of an exchange for three Iranian prisoners

Iranian state media outlets are reporting Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has been released from prison.

Ms Moore-Gilbert, a British-Australian academic who has been detained in Iran for more than two years was reportedly released in exchange for three Iranians held abroad.

Ms Moore-Gilbert was a Melbourne University lecturer on Middle Eastern studies when she was sent to Tehran’s Evin Prison in September 2018 and sentenced to 10 years on espionage charges.

It was not immediately clear when Moore-Gilbert would arrive back in Australia.

Video aired on state TV showed her wearing a grey head covering and sitting at what appeared to be a greeting room in one of Tehran’s airports.

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