Now on bbc news, Hardtalks Stephen Sackur in conversation with behrouz boochani, iranian author, journalist and refugee. Welcome to hardtalk, i am stephen sackur. In 2013, the Australian Government adopted a draconian anti immigration policy which involved sending all seaborne, would be Asylum Seekers to de facto detention camps in remote Papua New Guinea and micronesia. My guest was one of them. Behrouz boochani is an uranium kurd who has written about his experience. He is now a prize winning author, but is his long term fate any clearer . Behrouz boochani, in auckland, new zealand, welcome to hardtalk. Yeah, thank you for having me. Its a pleasure to have you on the show, behrouz. I think we have to begin with an explanation of how youre in new zealand after this epic, very long journey, difficultjourney that youve been on. How come right now youre talking to me from auckland . I was invited by the world festival in christchurch in new zealand a few months ago, and then i applied to
And this picture is trending on bbc. Com. Its a picture taken by british woman kathy smith of all 17 of her pets all obediently facing the camera and keeping still. She says it took several days of trying to get the perfect portrait. Thats all. Stay with bbc world news. Now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. drumming patients are dying, people are dying, the current my my guest is a prize winning author, but he was for a long time marooned in detention. Behrouz boochani in auckland new zealand, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Its a pleasure to have you on the show, behrouz. I think we have to begin with the next nation of how you are in new zealand after this epic, very long journey, difficult journey that you have after this epic, very long journey, difficultjourney that you have been on. How come right now you are talking to me from auckland . On. How come right now you are talking to me from auckland . |j on. How come right now you are talking to me from auckland . I
But for us, just they took us then, through thursday and friday, from the water and exiled us were going to see weather fronts to manus island, to that really target western scotland, you are up to date on the headlines. Bringing large amounts of rain here. Now on bbc news, Hardtalks Stephen Sackur in conversation now, we could see around 70 80 mm, with Behrouz Boochani, maybe more than that over iranian author, journalist and refugee. The high ground. Thats enough to cause prison, and detained us. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen some flooding impacts, sackur. In 2013 the australian but its not the only place that will see rain. On thursday, well also see some wet government adopted a draconian and they never asked us questions weather pushing in anti immigration policy which and they didnt send us to a court. Across Northern Ireland. The rain getting into northern involved sending all seaborne would and also they tortured us, you know. England and north wales, too. Further south and e
In the global fight against typhoid. Now its time for hardtalk smuggling route from indonesia across the sea to australia. Stephen sackur talks to iranian kurd but it is extremely dangerous, that crossing. You, i believe, tried it twice. Writer, Behrouz Boochani. What happened to you when you tried in one of those refugee boats, to get to australia . Welcome to hardtalk, i am stephen sackur. In 2013, the Australian Government adopted a draconian in indonesia i was in a place anti immigration policy called kalibata city, which involved sending all seaborne, so i remember that sometimes would be Asylum Seekers to de facto detention camps in remote Immigration Police attacked the refugees. Papua new guinea and micronesia. My guest was one of them. Unfortunately, the police in indonesia attacked refugees and twice i witnessed that they arrested many people Behrouz Boochani is an uranium and they deported them back. Kurd who has written about his experience. He is now a prize winning so, th
Hello im down in jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. This. Evening. The man set to be zimbabwes next leader makes a triumphant return home after he fled the country. A life sentence for former bosnian serb commander rock im glad it shot that hes found guilty of genocide and war crimes and to russia says theres a real chance to end the war in syria but the situation on the ground remains desperate. Police have entered a decommissioned prison camp on popular guineas mannus island to try to evict the refugees about four hundred people are refusing to leave the former strain one facility which was closed last month they say they fear being attacked by local people with bad it was bush on iraq gee on the island gave us details of that police raid. In Immigration Law if you turn on so many pressure for thirty dollars any time the present come. Attack then. A lot of refugees are small enough comfort to see you they are. On the floor they are fine but the aggression often