Jailed academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert sent back to Iran’s Evin Prison

The British-Australian detainee had been held at the notorious Qarchak women's prison since July after two previous years in Evin.
Tehran, IRAN: TO GO WITH AFP STORY IRAN-JUSTICE-PRISON-SOCIT BY PIERRE CELERIER Iranian women inmates sit at their cell in the infamous Evin jail, north of Tehran, 13 June 2006. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)
Iranian women inmates sit at their cell in the infamous Evin jail, north of Tehran, June 13, 2006. - ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images
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Kylie Moore-Gilbert, a British-Australian academic convicted of espionage in Iran, has been transferred back to the country’s most notorious prison, the Australian government confirmed Friday. 

"Iranian authorities have advised our ambassador in Tehran that Dr. Moore-Gilbert has been moved to Evin Prison," a spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in a statement.

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