Behrouz Boochani's journey from refugee detention to freedom

ABC NEWS (Australia)
ABC NEWS (Australia)
  • 4 years ago
Tonight's Australian Story tracks how the Kurdish-Iranian journalist spent almost seven years in detention after trying to get to Australia by boat, before being granted asylum in New Zealand.

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