British-Australian academic has repeatedly attempted suicide in Iranian jail - rights group


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  • Friday, 08 May 2020

(Reuters) - British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has repeatedly attempted suicide while detained in Iran, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), a New York-based advocacy group, said on Thursday.

Moore-Gilbert, a specialist in Middle East politics at the University of Melbourne, has been detained in Iran since September, 2018, the statement said.

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