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Lukman Thalib, 58, and Ismail Talib, 24, were detained at their home in Qatar on 27 July by a group of plain clothes officers, Professor Thalib s daughter Maryam Talib told SBS News last month.
London-based advocacy group CAGE, which was supporting the family, said they believe the arrests were linked to allegations surrounding another of Professor Thalib s sons.
But on Friday, CAGE said the pair had arrived safely arrived in Turkey, where Ms Talib lives, after being released from the detention centre last week. It is still unclear why the men were arrested and the reason for their sudden release.
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A number of Australians will remain separated from their families this Christmas, as they face unknown fates in prisons and detention centres across the world.
She served two years and three months of a 10-year prison sentence after being accused of spying by the Iranian government - allegations she steadfastly denies.
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Iranian authorities claimed three of the country s citizens were released in exchange for Dr Gilbert-Moore, but the Australian Government has refused to confirm what, if any, arrangements led to her release.
But while Dr Gilbert-Moore is now able to spend Christmas with her loved ones, others are still waiting to learn their fate.
However, Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, 33, will be celebrating at home with her family following her release from an Iranian prison on spying charges. Ms Moore-Gilbert was one of Tehran s highest profile prisoners from the time she was apprehended at Tehran airport in 2018 as she was about to return home from an academic conference. Her release was part of an international prisoner swap where three Iranian men were freed from jail in Thailand, where they were held over their part in a failed 2012 bombing plot. Two other high profile Australian women were also released from foreign prisons during the year. Linklater Dustin is one of the many Aussies who remains behind bars in an overseas jail this Christmas. Picture: Supplied