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FED:US and Iran peace deal 'kicking the can down the road'

While Australia is welcoming a deal to end the war in the Middle East, one high-profile academic believes the agreement is likely only temporary.

AAP

Sydney academic used AI to write SMH opinion piece urging students to avoid using tech to ‘cut corners’

Sydney Morning Herald removes piece by Cath Ellis, despite Western Sydney University saying her use of AI was ‘appropriate’

The Guardian - AU

Property, a visa and a university job: the Australian links forged by a powerful Iranian politician’s son in Melbourne

The son of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf – who is leading peace negotiations with US – lived and worked in Melbourne, raising questions about sanctions and security

The Guardian - AU

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Political tug of war over Iranian women's soccer team prompts criticism in Australia

The United States and Australia’s political tug of war against Iran over the fates of seven members of the Iranian women’s soccer squad who were torn in between appears to have ended

The Independent UK

5 books to help you understand Iran – recommended by experts

Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran has been condemned in the West as a repressive theocracy. But the history of this vast nation of more than 90 million people is long and complicated.

The Conversation

Iranian women footballers rejoin teammates to fly to Oman after Australia asylum U-turn

The majority of Iranian players who sought asylum in Australia have reversed their decisions and rejoined their teammates

The Independent UK

Fears over Iranian regime's 'tentacles' in Australia

An atmosphere of fear, intimidation and surveillance is pervasive within Australia's Iranian communities as the oppressive regime targets dissidents worldwide.

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OPINION - Like Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, I was falsely imprisoned and tortured in jail in Iran: this is my story

Kylie Moore-Gilbert shares her harrowing experience of being held in captivity in Iran

Evening Standard

Australia accused of not acting on 2023 warnings Iran was harassing and surveilling diaspora

Senate inquiry at the time received hundreds of submissions saying Revolutionary Guards were monitoring and intimidating critics of Tehran

The Guardian - AU

Iran directed arson attacks in Australia and ‘fanned the flames’ of antisemitism, country’s spy chief says

Iranian ambassador expelled from Canberra as Albanese government announces it will list IRGC as terrorist organisation

The Guardian - UK

Australians abroad at growing risk of being detained and ‘used as pawns’ by rogue nations, inquiry warns

Special envoy needed to help free citizens subjected to ‘hostage diplomacy’ by authoritarian regimes, senate committee finds

The Guardian - AU

Australians risk being 'pawns' in hostage diplomacy

Australians wrongfully detained overseas are being short-changed by gaps in a system that needs to bolster support, a report has found.

AAP

Wrongful detainee reveals agony of life in foreign jail

Former detainees wrongfully held overseas have opened up about being used by governments as "bargaining chips" and the lack of support when they arrive home.

AAP

Political prisoners concerned by diplomacy red tape

Australians wrongfully detained oversees are decrying being freed only to fall through the cracks back home, citing lack of support for them and their families.

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Humanitarian aid to Myanmar people amid junta brutality

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has reaffirmed Australia's support for the people of Myanmar who continue to suffer under the oppressive rule of the military junta.

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Former detainees urge 'creative' approach to hostages

A group of Australians detained by authoritarian regimes have urged liberal democracies to work together and become more creative in managing hostage diplomacy.

AAP

Vigil condemns 'silence' over sexual violence claims

Hundreds of people from Melbourne's Jewish community have held a vigil for Israeli women they say are facing sexual violence by Hamas.

The Guardian - AU

Actor and Sydney peace prize winner Nazanin Boniadi urges Australia to sanction key Iranian officials

Activist says regime officials such as Eisa Zarepour, who did his PhD at University of NSW, should be disempowered and de-platformed

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Sydney man fears Iran's execution of cousin arrested in protests is 'imminent'

Family members visiting Majid Kazemi in jail in Iran said they were informed their last visit would be their final one.

The Guardian - AU

Australia rethinks ‘quiet diplomacy’ tactic as Cheng Lei marks 1,000 days in Chinese detention

Department of Foreign Affairs introduces new measures including asking former detainees to provide views on media tactics and support after their release

ABC News

Sydney man campaigning to save cousin, Majid Kazemi, from death row after Iran protests

Sydney man Mohammed Hashemi says his cousin is facing execution "any day now" for his role in Iran's protests, and he's calling on Australians to help.

ABC News

Hostage survivor Kylie Moore-Gilbert tells inquiry many Australians are being watched by Iran's regime

Kylie Moore-Gilbert says the Iranian government has infiltrated Australia and has been monitoring her movements as well as the activities of Australians who speak out against its human rights abuses.

AAP

Sanctions urged for 'child-killer regime'

Activists and dual-nationals are calling on Australia to end negotiations with the Iranian government in the wake of escalating human rights abuses.

The Guardian - AU

Australian among 40 foreign nationals held in Iran’s jails amid escalating protests

Regime refuses to provide consular access as it does not recognise dual nationality, Dfat says

ABC News

How the Iranian regime is intimidating and surveilling its former citizens in Australia

For Iranian dissidents, protesting against the country can mean violence and intimidation.

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