Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Australian's family deny she attempted suicide in Iran jail

Family's first statement on Moore-Gilbert, who has been held in Tehran since September 2018, says she is in good health considering her situation'

The family of detained Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert have denied reports she has attempted suicide in an Iranian prison, or that she has been tortured by the country's Revolutionary Guards.

Moore-Gilbert's family have not spoken publicly since the Cambridge-educated Melbourne University lecturer was summarily arrested at Tehran airport in September 2018.