Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert thanks friends and supporters following release in Iranian prisoner-swap deal

Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert says there are “no words to express the depth of my gratitude” after being released from an Iranian prison.

The University of Melbourne lecturer arrived in Canberra last Friday, after spending more than two years in jail for espionage, a charge she has always denied.

In a statement, Dr Moore-Gilbert said the support of friends and colleagues gave her the strength to endure what she…