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Detained asylum seeker given bucket to shower, after dispute with authorities over medical treatment
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Amin Afravi collects rainwater in a bucket to wash himself.
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A medevac asylum seeker detained in Brisbane s Immigration Transit Accommodation (BITA) is using a bucket to collect his own rainwater, after a dispute with medical experts over whether it could improve his skin condition.
Key points:
Medical experts say there is no evidence that rainwater could improve psoriasis
Too scared to wash with tap water, Mr Afravi hasn t showered for three months and sleeps in a common area
Amin Afravi, 32, has been detained at BITA for one year and eight months, after being medevaced to Australia from Manus Island for treatment of mental health issues, arthritis and psoriasis. ....

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