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Dominic Giannini

SHOCKING: Political prisoners concerned by diplomacy red tape | Mind Blowing Facts

Australian detainees Sean Turnell, Cheng Lei and Kylie Moore-Gilbert shared their testimonies. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Political prisoners have shared emotional testimonies about their harrowing experiences as they called for Australia to do more, with several high-profile cases still on the radar.

Academics Kylie Moore-Gilbert and Sean Turnell and journalists Peter Greste and Cheng Lei were all arbitrarily detained overseas and have called for a special envoy solely dedicated to the plight of Australians like them. 

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