A University of Melbourne academic is allegedly being held against her will in Iran, according to a report released by the ABC last night.
Meimanat Hosseini Chavoshi, a population expert at the University of Melbourne and dual Australian-Iranian citizen, was on a study tour in Tehran last year when she was arrested on charges of "social espionage" and "collaborating" with the West.
Despite reports from Iranian state media that the charges had been dropped, Dr Hosseini Chavoshi has not been heard from since, sparking concerns that Iran may be targeting foreign academics.