Refugee wins Australia’s most prestigious literary prize—isn’t allowed to enter the country

One of Australia’s most prestigious literary prizes was just awarded to Kurdish-Iranian refugee and journalist Behrouz Boochani. According to NPR‘s Colin Dwyer however, due to the country’s immigration system, Boochani was not allowed to enter the country to receive the prize. He has been incarcerated on the […]

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Refugee wins Australia’s most prestigious literary prize—isn’t allowed to enter the country was first posted on February 2, 2019 at 1:30 am.
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