An Australian Academic has recently been released from Iran after two years. She was initially arrested and sentenced to ten years on espionage charges after going to Iran to attend a conference. She engaged in multiple hunger strikes during her time in detention. The US and Australia warn their citizens against going to Iran because of the risk of arbitrary detention. Kylie Moore-Gilbert had written multiple academic papers about the Arab Spring Movement, most likely a motivating factor in her arrest. I'm personally surprised that the detention of expats by the Iranian government wasn't met with military action by Australia or any other country that has detained individuals there.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-releases-british-australian-academic-imprisoned-on-espionage-charges-11606380164
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