PEN America Issues Statement on Release of Kurdish-Iranian Writer Boochani After Six Years
November 14, 2019
November 14, 2019
NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- PEN America issued the following statement by Summer Lopez, senior director of Free Expression Programs, after Kurdish-Iranian writer and refugee Behrouz Boochani was released after more than six years of detention by Australian immigration officials, including time spent at the now-shuttered Manus Island facility:
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- Behrouz Boochani was held by Australian immigration officials on Manus Island
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"Even when Be . . .
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- Behrouz Boochani was held by Australian immigration officials on Manus Island
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"Even when Be . . .