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Hi, my name is Colin Wight. I'm a Professor of International Relations at the University of Sydney. You can find me tweeting on politics, culture, sport, and music at @colwight. I want to take a few moments of your time to highlight the case of Kylie Moore-Gilbert. 1/ #KylieIsUs
Kylie is a young early career researcher (ECR) who has been held in Iran on trumped (no pun intended) up charges of espionage for 768 days now. I don't know Kylie personally, but as senior professor in the field of political science, I've followed her case closely. 2/
Although I've never met Kylie, I know lots of Kylies (and Kens). Enthusiastic young researchers keen to conduct their research and advance knowledge. As a discipline, we have to duty to protect these young researchers. Science also has a responsibility to protect them. 3/
Hi Twitter, my name is Jessie Moritz. I’m another of Kylie Moore-Gilbert’s colleagues and friends involved in running this campaign. I’m new-ish to Twitter, but you can find my alter-ego over here: @JessieMoritz 1/
When I first met Kylie, I was so excited to finally meet somebody else in Australia who worked on #Bahrain. We already had many mutual connections, including Bahrainis who for years had been telling me about the smart, kind, and humble Aussie researcher Kylie from #Melbourne 2/
I graduated in the same year as Kylie – we were both freshly minted PhDs, eager to put our stamp on the world. We connected over our curiosity and love of learning about foreign cultures 3/
Hi Twitter.
Today, we’re sharing some precious memories of #KylieMooreGilbert from Jenny, one of Kylie’s former teachers in #Bathurst
Along with her story, here's an early pic of Kylie, every inch the typical Aussie teenager 🥰 1/
Today, we’re sharing some precious memories of #KylieMooreGilbert from Jenny, one of Kylie’s former teachers in #Bathurst
Along with her story, here's an early pic of Kylie, every inch the typical Aussie teenager 🥰 1/
“My first memory of Kylie dates to when their family moved in next door. She was sitting on the nature strip absorbed in a book-aged about 10. It turned out the Moore-Gilberts had also just arrived in Bathurst and…” 2/
“…our daughters were going into the same class at the same school. It seemed to take about 5 minutes for the girls to become great friends”. 3/
Phew! What a massive day!
We've been overjoyed to see your response to the #WeRunWithKylie campaign.
And it's not over yet - keep those photos coming! We'll be running all this week - join us!
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We've been overjoyed to see your response to the #WeRunWithKylie campaign.
And it's not over yet - keep those photos coming! We'll be running all this week - join us!
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Your participation means a great deal, not only bc we're sending such a strong message of solidarity, but also because we're saving your photos to share with Kylie when she's home ❤️ 2/
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We won't stop fighting for Kylie until she's home. And if you want to do more, see here: freekylie.net/index.php/how-…
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Good afternoon, everyone.
My name is Raihan Ismail. I usually tweet at @ismail_raih about religion and politics in the Middle East. I have known Kylie since early 2018 when I approached her to apply for a grant together. Working with her was a pleasure. 1/
My name is Raihan Ismail. I usually tweet at @ismail_raih about religion and politics in the Middle East. I have known Kylie since early 2018 when I approached her to apply for a grant together. Working with her was a pleasure. 1/
A funny story: I was mortified when I realised that I submitted the grant application with an error. I called her Dr Kylie Gilbert-Moore instead of Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert. She was so kind to tell me that it was not a big deal. No ego, just kindness and modesty. 2/
Later she asked me to be on a panel for a conference, and I was so excited to be working with her again. She never made it to the conference. I learnt much later that she had already been arrested, and like many of her friends and colleagues was shocked and heartbroken. 3/
So far, Kylie Moore-Gilbert has avoided catching COVID-19 in Iran’s overcrowded and unhygienic prisons. But a new report on the inadequate measures taken in Qarchak and other Iranian prisons against the pandemic reveals how easy it would be for that to change. 1/
“Iranian authorities are not taking the measures needed to limit the spread of coronavirus in its overcrowded prisons, including institutions where foreigners such as Australian Kylie Moore-Gilbert are held” 2/
“Hygienic conditions in Iranian prisons, rather than improving, have significantly deteriorated… Disinfections by prison officials have stopped across several investigated prisons, apparently due to a lack of budget” 3/
Hi all, my name is Dr Dara Conduit. I’m one of Kylie’s colleagues involved in running this campaign and co-running this account. You can usually find me Tweeting over at @daraconduit. #KylieIsUs 1/
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be periodically handing this account over to colleagues and students of Kylie’s, who will share with you why they miss her so much, and why they’re supporting this campaign. I’ve drawn the short straw so I’m up first! 2/
I first met Kylie in 2016 when we were finishing our PhDs. We graduated (from different universities) within a month or two of one another the following year, and are both early career researchers working on the political science of the Middle East, based in Melbourne. 3/
Calling all academics and grad students: Sign our petition to call on the Australian gov't and the University of Melbourne "to mount a stronger response to the detention of Dr Moore-Gilbert as both an Australian citizen and as an academic." #KylieIsUs
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Many have queried why we're collecting only academic signatures, when all voices matter. The simple answer is that we were advised that a petition would carry more weight if signatures were verified. We can easily verify academic signatures 2/
BUT never fear! Some of Kylie's other supporters (@phil_swaine) have another petition, which has been signed by more than 190,000 people! Non-academics and academics like can sign this general petition here:
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We look forward to the news that will come with the Australian Ambassador Lyndall Sachs visit to Kylie later today.We understand that negotiations for her release may take time,but there are non-negotiable demands that the Australian government must make TODAY @dfat @MarisePayne
1. The Australian government must receive guarantees from the Iranian government that Kylie has access to clean water in Qarchak prison. This seems pretty basic, but water quality is a huge problem in Qarchak, and Kylie’s health cannot afford to deteriorate further.
We cannot overstate the urgency of this demand, which the Australian government must make both in public, as well as in all conversations with the Iranian government. It must hold Iran to account on this. Access to safe water is a human right
We welcome the news that the Australian Ambassador Lyndall Sachs will visit Kylie, hopefully tomorrow. We understand that negotiations for her release may take time, but there are some non-negotiable demands that the Australian government must make TODAY. 1/ #KylieIsUs
1. The Australian government must receive guarantees from the Iranian government that Kylie has access to clean water in Qarchak prison. This seems pretty basic, but water quality is a huge problem in Qarchak, and Kylie’s health cannot afford to deteriorate further. 2/
We cannot overstate the urgency of this demand, which the Australian government must make both in public, as well as in all conversations with the Iranian government. It must hold Iran to account on this. Access to safe water is a human right 3/
