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Australian academic arrived at home after two years of detention in Iran

Australian academic arrived at home after two years of detention in Iran
Kylie Moore-Gilbert lands in Canberra after flying back to Australia from Tehran.
posted onNovember 28, 2020
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Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has arrived back in Australia after she spent more than two years in an Iranian prison, Guardian reported on Friday.

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has said that Moore-Gilbert will have to quarantine before re-entering the Australian community. 

The British-Australian academic was freed earlier this week in a prisoner swap that released three Iranian prisoners who have been accused of carrying out unsuccessful terror attack on Israelian embassy in Thailand. 

Moore-Gilbert thanked the Australian government and diplomats for safeguarding her release, as well as supporters who campaigned for her freedom. 

“It has meant the world to me to have you behind me throughout what has been a long and traumatic ordeal,” she said.