Ex-IRGC Detainee Criticises Australia’s Backing of UN Role for Iran

Ex-IRGC Detainee Criticises Australia’s Backing of UN Role for Iran

Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was detained by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in 2018 for alleged spying, has come out questioning the Australian Labor government’s decision to back Iran’s latest appointment in the United Nations (UN). On April 10, the IRGC was put forward to the U.N. Committee for Program and Coordination, which oversees policy decisions on women’s rights, human rights, disarmament, and terrorism prevention. Th…

Australian National Review - Ex-IRGC Detainee Criticises Australia’s Backing of UN Role for Iran

Kylie Moore-Gilbert from the University of Melbourne has reportedly been sentenced to 10 years behind bars in Tehran, Iran, in September 2019. AAP Image/Supplied by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was detained by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in 2018 for alleged spying, has come out questioning the Australian Labor government’s decision to back Iran’s latest appointment in the United …