Opinion

Bravo to those who kept up pressure to release Kylie Moore-Gilbert

By Clive Williams
Updated July 2 2021 - 1:30am, first published November 27 2020 - 5:29am
Foreign Minister Marise Payne was "extremely pleased and relieved" to announce the release of Dr Moore-Gilbert. Picture: Getty Images
Foreign Minister Marise Payne was "extremely pleased and relieved" to announce the release of Dr Moore-Gilbert. Picture: Getty Images

The release of Kylie Moore-Gilbert came as something of a surprise to observers of the political situation in Iran. While Australia had been working diplomatically for her release since she was arrested in August 2018, there did not seem to be much that Australia could offer to Iran to make it attractive enough for Tehran to release her.

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