Podcast appearances and mentions of Behrouz Boochani

Geoff and Anna discuss THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD by Fyodor Dostoevsky translated by David McDuff.   This is a fictionalised account of the four years Dostoevsky spent in a Siberian prison camp after he was arrested for taking part in a political conspiracy.  Sold as a novel but with the feel of a documentary, it contains fascinating details and joins a collection of Russian prison memoirs.  Other books discussed: PATRIOT by Alexei Navalny translated by Arch Tait and Stephen Dalziel THE LONG WALK TO FREEDOM by Nelson Mandela  NO FRIEND BUT THE MOUNTAINS by Behrouz Boochani translated by Omid Tofighian A DAY IN THE LIFE OF IVAN DENISOVICH by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn  Coming up: THE SEASON by Helen Garner Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras Substack: Books On The Go Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz  

Behrouz Boochani and Abdul Samad Haidari speak about their journeys as refugees, the systems which demonize asylum seekers as criminals, Manus Prison Theory and structural oppression, and the role of art, literature and storytelling in resistance an healing. Guest Profiles:Behrouz Boochani is a Kurdish-Iranian journalist, human rights defender, writer, film producer and research fellow at Canterbury University. He, along with Omid Tofighian, developed the Manus Prison Theory which is a framework to understand offshore detention facilities and how this system functions as a form of systemic violence and oppression against asylum seekers. Behrouz himself was detained at Manus Island for two years after its official closure in 2019 and his memoir, No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison, won the Victorian Prize for Literature and the Victorian Premier's Prize for Nonfiction in January 2019.https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/31/writing-from-manus-prison-a-scathing-critique-of-domination-and-oppressionAbdul Samad Haidari is journalist, poet and refugee advocate. From the Hazara community in Afghanistan, he was forced to flee Afghanistan on multiple occasions having spent his childhood as a refugee in Pakistan and Iran before returning. His journalism had a particular focus on women and children's rights, terrorist group actions, transparency and accountability in government, and the systematic persecution of minority groups in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.  He spent 9 years in a refugee camp in Indonesia before making in to New Zealand. The podcast title "I am but more than a refugee" is an homage to one of the poems in his recent book. "The Unsent Condolences" https://abdulsamadhaidari.wixsite.com/site/booksSupport the showSupport us and reach out!https://smoothbrainsociety.comhttps://www.patreon.com/SmoothBrainSocietyInstagram: @thesmoothbrainsocietyTikTok: @thesmoothbrainsocietyTwitter/X: @SmoothBrainSocFacebook: @thesmoothbrainsocietyMerch and all other links: Linktreeemail: thesmoothbrainsociety@gmail.com

Sydney Voices 4 Palestine 29th Sept here II Senator Mehreen Faruqui and Academic Nick Riemer. Vivian Langford reportingRefugee Encampament Update here II the refugee encampment outside the Home Affairs Office in Bourke St, Melbourne has reached its 80th day. The refugees are victims of the 'fast track' system with over 9,000 people left lanquishing in limbo for up to 12 years waiting for permanent visas. Police and by-laws officers came on Wednesday 2 Oct threatening them with eviction from the footpath. Aran Mylvagnam tells us what happened.Refugees, Storytelling and the Upcoming Federal Election here II Walkley-award winning photojournalist Barat Ali Batoor joins us to tell us about the event titled Refugees, Storytelling and the Upcoming Federal Election - a conversation about the experiences of refugees between Behrouz Boochani, a Kurdish journalist and advocate, and Barat Ali Batoor at Storey Hall, RMIT 7pm Wednesday 9th Oct.Circus Oz Hub & Fringe here II Circus Oz is back and Dans Maree Sheehan gives us insights into Fringe shows from 9-20 October. Byron Hutton's Byron Hutton also joins us from one of the features of the season Escalate. Fundraiser spectacular Havoc 2 shows only 19 & 20th Oct.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy asks the serious questions using satire as puntuation.Super 's love affair with Nuclear here II Rosemary Kelly, from Quit Nuclear talks to us about the new report written in collaboration with the Australia Institute which shows the true extent of Australian superannuation investment in the nuclear industry.

In this episode of Bad Diaries Podcast, Tracy talks with award winning writer, reviewer, former literary festival director and ex-bass player Rachael King about reading journals, her love of a good boot, and why she's no longer writing novels for adults.Rachael's latest novel, The Grimmelings – “folk horror! for kids!” – is proper scary. And it's a finalist in the New Zealand Children's Book Awards, for the Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction. In this episode of the podcast, we wonder whether writing for younger readers is having a bit of a buzzy moment – in Aotearoa New Zealand, at least – and we talk about why writing books for children is more important to Rachael than ever.We turn to diaries, and look at the unique perspective Rachael brings to the Bad Diaries universe. As literary director of WORD Christchurch festival, she booked the first Bad Diaries Salon outside Australia (and our first festival collab); she's been a Bad Diaries Salon reader; and she's been in the audience for several salons. We're thrilled to expand her connection to Bad Diaries, by welcoming her to the podcast.Rachael King is a writer from Aotearoa New Zealand. She is the author of two novels for children, The Grimmelings and Red Rocks. Red Rocks won the Esther Glen Medal in 2013, and is currently being produced for television by Libertine Pictures and Sky TV.Her first novel for adults, The Sound of Butterflies, was published internationally and translated into eight languages, and won the award for best first novel at the 2007 Montana New Zealand Book Awards. Her second novel, Magpie Hall, was longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Rachael was programme director of WORD Christchurch Festival for eight years until late 2021. She received a Waitangi Day Honour Award in 2020 from the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ) for her work at WORD bringing exiled Kurdish writer Behrouz Boochani to New Zealand. In 2023 she was named Best Reviewer at the Voyager New Zealand Media Awards. She lives in Ōtautahi Christchurch.Find full show notes for this episode on the Bad Diaries Salon website baddiariessalon.com, or get in touch via Instagram or Facebook – we're @baddiariessalon everywhere.Thanks for joining us for Bad Diaries Podcast! Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us, wherever you get your podcasts.Bad Diaries Podcast is recorded and produced in Naarm Melbourne, Australia, on the lands of the Kulin Nation; and in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand, on the iwi lands of Taranaki Whānui, and Ngāti Toa Rangatira. We pay our respects to Mana Whenua, and to Elders past, present and emerging, of these lands.

LA PETITE MORT: BEHROUZ BOOCHANI IS GOING TO DIEEvery second week on MHIGTD we explore a conversation about mortality and survival with human beings who have skin in the game. And today we're asking the question: How do you retain your humanity when you've borne witness to some of the greatest atrocities the world has to offer?Associate Professor Behrouz Boochani graduated from Tarbiat Moallem University and Tarbiat Modares University, both in Tehran; he holds a Masters degree in political science, political geography and geopolitics.His book, No Friend But The Mountains: Writing From Manus Prison won the 2019 Victorian Prize for Literature in addition to the Nonfiction category. He has also won the Special Award at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, the Australian Book Industry Award for Nonfiction Book of the Year, and the National Biography Prize. It has been published in 18 languages in 23 countries and is currently being adapted for both stage and screen.Behrouz was a political prisoner incarcerated by the Australian government in Papua New Guinea for almost seven years. In November 2019 he escaped to New Zealand and now resides in Wellington, NZ.Behrouz Boochani (IG @BehrouzBoochani)Marieke Hardy Is Going To Die is a podcast made by Marieke Hardy (IG @marieke_hardy).You can follow at IG @GoingToDiePodMusic by Lord Fascinator (IG @lordfascinator)Produced by Darren Scarce (IG @Dazz26)Video edits by Andy Nedelkovski (IG @AndyNeds)Artwork by Lauren Egan (IG @heylaurenegan)Photography by Eamon Leggett (IG @anxietyoptions)With thanks to Amelia Chappelow (IG @ameliachappelow)Camilla McKewen (IG @CamillaLucyLucy)and Rhys Graham (IG @RhysJGraham)Support the show via www.patreon.com/mariekehardy and drop an email to mariekehardyisgoingtodie@gmail.comWhilst acknowledging the privilege that comes with having the space to discuss death and mortality, we want to also recognise that discussing these topics can raise some  wounds. Should you wish to seek extra support, please consider the following resources:https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/online-grief-support-groupshttps://www.grief.org.au/ga/ga/Support/Support_Groups.aspxhttps://www.headspace.com/meditation/griefhttps://www.mindful.org/a-10-minute-guided-meditation-for-working-with-grief/https://griefline.org.au/get-help/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani was imprisoned on Manus Island for over six years, and during that time he became acutely aware that oppression takes root when people look away. He was determined to use his sharpest weapon – his words – to survive, and to expose Australia's inhumane treatment of asylum seekers. Now, in 2023, not only is Boochani free, he's also a multi-award-winning author, documentary maker, humanitarian and scholar. His words, and those of other writers and activists, have changed lives, his own included. And they've helped keep us accountable. A scholar of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies, Kylie Moore-Gilbert also spent years unjustly imprisoned in unimaginable conditions. Invited on a study tour of Iran in 2018, Moore-Gilbert was falsely accused of espionage and imprisoned for more than 800 days, including seven months in solitary confinement – before her ultimate release through an Australian-brokered prisoner exchange. Boochani and Moore-Gilbert come together for this special event, presented by PEN Melbourne and the Wheeler Centre to mark the Day of the Imprisoned Writer. With host Karen Percy, these remarkable survivors share their powerful stories, and reflect on the role of writing to shine a light in the darkest places. This event was presented in partnership with PEN Melbourne.It was recorded on Tuesday 14 November 2023 at The Wheeler Centre. The official bookseller was the Sun Bookshop. Featured music is ‘Living in a Fantasy' by Pulsed.Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a compassionate conversation, Cuban American artist Edel Rodriguez, Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani, and Indonesian artist Agus Nur Amal (PM Toh) speak of their personal experience as refugees. Appearing in our short clip, Edel Rodriguez talks about hearing Donald Trump in 2015, as a candidate for president, echoing Castro's talking points, and how he felt the need to sound the alarm. Watch these urgent and hopeful stories of survival, transformation, and triumph at ubudwritersfestival.com/media, or click the link in our bio to listen to the session on the podcast platforms Spotify and Simplecast. Join us to shape Indonesia's literary future! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ubudwritersfest/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UbudWritersFest Twitter: https://twitter.com/ubudwritersfest TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ubudwritersfest Visit our website: https://www.ubudwritersfestival.com Join our newsletter: https://www.ubudwritersfestival.com/subscribe/

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When Behrouz Boochani first wrote about life on Manus Island for The Saturday Paper in 2016, he described it as an island of the damned. Writing through WhatsApp, he documented the horrors of everyday life as a subject of Australia's policies towards asylum seekers. Behrouz is now free, after being granted refugee status in New Zealand. Despite being told he would never step foot in Australia, last month he visited Parliament House to launch a campaign for a royal commission into Australia's system of immigration detention. It's a system he says has dehumanised refugees and led to violence, death and corruption scandals – rubber-stamped by both major parties and shrouded in secrecy. Today, Kurdish-Iranian born writer and human rights advocate Behrouz Boochani joins us in the studio. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Kurdish-Iranian writer and human rights advocate, Behrouz Boochani

Hans en Chrétien demonteren een stukje literair opinieproza uit Het Parool en recenseren het optreden van schrijver Behrouz Boochani bij het tv-programma Buitenhof. Hoofdmoot is de bespreking van ‘DealersDochter', de nieuwe roman van PC Hooft-prijswinnaar Astrid H. Roemer, die volgens Chrétien aanschurkt tegen wereldliteratuur en volgens Hans vergeven is van de kreupele zinnen. Tot slot een ode aan critica Anne Louise van den Dool die de debuutbundel van Philip Huff durft aan te pakken. Luister, like en abonneer.

Aan tafel deze week: minister van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijk relaties Hanke Bruins Slot, voorzitter Vereniging Nederlandse Gemeenten Jan van Zanen, journalist Jeroen Smit, documentairemaker en schrijver Behrouz Boochani Presentatie: Maaike Schoon Wil je meer weten over de gasten in Buitenhof? Op onze website vind je meer informatie. Daar kan je deze aflevering ook terugkijken en je vindt er natuurlijk nog veel meer gesprekken: https://bit.ly/buitenhof-4-juni-23

Aan tafel deze week: documentairemaker en schrijver Behrouz Boochani over het jarenlang vastzitten voor de Australische kust en welke lessen de politiek en samenleving uit zijn verhaal zou moeten trekken. Presentatie: Maaike Schoon Wil je meer weten over de gasten in Buitenhof? Op onze website vind je meer informatie. Daar kan je deze aflevering ook terugkijken en je vindt er natuurlijk nog veel meer gesprekken: https://bit.ly/buitenhof-4-juni-23

Aan tafel deze week: documentairemaker en schrijver Behrouz Boochani over het jarenlang vastzitten voor de Australische kust en welke lessen de politiek en samenleving uit zijn verhaal zou moeten trekken. Presentatie: Maaike Schoon Wil je meer weten over de gasten in Buitenhof? Op onze website vind je meer informatie. Daar kan je deze aflevering ook terugkijken en je vindt er natuurlijk nog veel meer gesprekken: https://bit.ly/buitenhof-4-juni-23

Aan tafel deze week: minister van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijk relaties Hanke Bruins Slot, voorzitter Vereniging Nederlandse Gemeenten Jan van Zanen, journalist Jeroen Smit, documentairemaker en schrijver Behrouz Boochani Presentatie: Maaike Schoon Wil je meer weten over de gasten in Buitenhof? Op onze website vind je meer informatie. Daar kan je deze aflevering ook terugkijken en je vindt er natuurlijk nog veel meer gesprekken: https://bit.ly/buitenhof-4-juni-23

(00:44) Europa en het Australische vluchtelingenmodel Om asielzoekers te weren maakt Europa afspraken met landen in Afrika om vluchtelingen daar al tegen te houden. Dat model lijkt te zijn afgekeken van Australië, waar bootvluchtelingen jarenlang werden vastgehouden op afgelegen eilanden. Behrouz Boochani was één van hen. Tijdens zijn gevangenschap bracht hij in het geheim de verschrikkingen van het kamp via whatsapp naar buiten. Vier jaar geleden maakte de VPRO een audiobewerking van zijn boek: 'Berichten uit Manus Prison'. Zondag komt Boochani in Nederland, Edwin Koopman sprak met hem. (09:49) Japan verbiedt het stiekem maken van seksuele filmpjes Stiekem foto's en filmpjes maken onder iemands rok. Dat wordt ook wel upskirting of sluipfotografie genoemd. In Japan is dit uitgegroeid tot een groot probleem waar vooral vrouwen en kinderen slachtoffer van worden. De regering wil er een stokje voor steken en komt met een landelijk verbod. Wat betekent dat voor de positie van vrouwen in Japan? Heeft de #metoo-beweging voet aan de grond gekregen in het land? Te gast is Anoma van der Veere, Japan-correspondent. (21:17) Uitgelicht: Europa Draait Door Presentatie: Atze de Vrieze

UNSW's Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law and Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS) co-hosted a discussion held on 9 February 2023 with Behrouz Boochani, as he concluded his first visit to Australia. The discussion explored Behrouz's complicated path to freedom, and the role of courage, collaboration and creativity in challenging a dehumanising asylum system. The first part of the panel featured Madeline Gleeson (Kaldor Centre) and Zaki Haidari (Amnesty International) with Behrouz's translator and collaborator, Moones Mansoubi, and Guardian Australia's Ben Doherty. In the second part of the discussion, Behrouz Boochani and Omid Tofighian join Moones Mansoubi and Ben Doherty for a discussion about the new book, Freedom, Only Freedom (Bloomsbury 2022), and the liberating power of writing, creative relationships and resistance. The panel is hosted by RACS Director Sarah Dale and Kaldor Centre Director Jane McAdam AO.

Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to talk about the meeting yesterday between Chris Hipkins and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese, the decision by Green MP Lidia Thorpe to quit her party over divisions on the Voice to Parliament and the return to Australia of award-winning author and refugee advocate Behrouz Boochani.

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Presenters: Jacob Andrewartha, Chloe DS.NewsreportsHeadline news report back on the large Invasion Day protests across the country on January 26. Rallies around the country called for Australia Day to be abolished, the return of stolen land, an end to Black deaths in custody and mass incarceration and the abolition of the racist “child protection” system that continues to steal Black children in record numbers. What's in Green Left this week?Presenters discussed issues raised from the following articles in Green Left this week.France: New battle raging against Macron over retirement pensions | Green Left -  Millions of workers and youth in France mobilised on January 19 against the government's latest attack on pensionsClimate activists found guilty and fined for trying to stop Scarborough gas | Green Left - Three climate activists have been found guilty and charged for resisting Woodside's Scarborough gas hub in the BurrupBillionaires: We don't need them but they need us! | Green Left - Oxfam's annual report on global inequality is a damning indictment of the chronically inequitable capitalist system.Interviews and DiscussionRecording of Green Left Show #31 - Behrouz Boochani on freedom, hope and Manus Prison Theory. Journalist and author Behrouz Boochani is the guest on the latest Green Left Show featuring discussion about his latest book Freedom, Only Freedom. The discussion covered "Manus Prison Theory", hope as a secret weapon, the role of journalists and more. You can listen or watch the recording here.

Journalist and author Behrouz Boochani is the guest on the latest Green Left Show featuring discussion about his latest book "Freedom, Only Freedom". The discussion covered "Manus Prison Theory", hope as a secret weapon, the role of journalists and more. Watch this episode online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/video/green-left-show-31-behrouz-boochani-freedom-hope-and-manus-prison-theory We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenLeftOnline/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Behrouz Boochani talks to Cheryl Akle about his time on Manus Island Detention Centre and why Australia needs to change. His latest book, Freedom, Only Freedom, is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kurdish-Iranian refugee and award-winning writer Behrouz Boochani delivered the 2022 Wallace Wurth Lecture at UNSW Sydney on Tuesday 13 December, sharing why a human narrative is integral to fighting Australia's current refugee policies. Boochani, who is an adjunct associate professor at UNSW, spent over six years in offshore immigration detention in Manus Detention Centre, where he and his fellow asylum seekers endured conditions that violated international refugee law. His new book, Freedom, Only Freedom, is a collection of his prison writings, translated and edited by his long-time translators and collaborators Omid Tofighian and Moones Mansoubi. Mr Boochani's work is combined with essays from experts on migration, refugee rights, politics, and literature. Following an introduction by Sarah Dale (RACS), Omid Tofighian and Moones Mansoubi, Boochani is in conversation with human rights lawyer Madeline Gleeson sharing his stories of resilience and shed light on the shameful refugee policies that the Australian government continues to endorse. Freedom, Only Freedom can be purchased here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are thrilled to bring you this special episode with Kurdish-Iranian journalist, writer, filmmaker and refugee advocate Behrouz Boochani. The episode includes conversations Kate had with Behrouz in Aotearoa at Verb Wellington and in Naarm, Melbourne ahead of his sold out event at The Wheeler Centre. At Behrouz's request, Kate also spoke to his translators and collaborators Omid Tofighian & Moones Mansoubi about how they work together, the making of the new book Freedom, Only Freedom: The Prison Writings of Behrouz Boochani and the current situation in Iran.  We feel very lucky to have had this opportunity to speak to Boochani, Tofighian & Mansoubi about their work to bring the stories of Manus Prison to the global community.  Associate Professor Behrouz Boochani graduated from Tarbiat Moallem University and Tarbiat Modares University, both in Tehran; he holds a Masters degree in political science, political geography and geopolitics. Moones Mansoubi is a translator and Community Arts and Cultural Development worker based in Sydney. Her work is dedicated mainly to supporting and collaborating with migrants and people seeking asylum in Australia. Omid Tofighian is an award winning lecturer, researcher and community advocate. His publications include the translation of Boochani's award winning No Friend But the Mountains: Writings from Manus Prison. Boochani was a writer for the Kurdish language magazine Werya; is Associate Professor in Social Sciences at UNSW; non-resident Visiting Scholar at the Sydney Asia Pacific Migration Centre (SAPMiC), University of Sydney; Honorary Member of PEN International; and winner of an Amnesty International Australia 2017 Media Award, the Diaspora Symposium Social Justice Award, the Liberty Victoria 2018 Empty Chair Award, and the Anna Politkovskaya award for journalism. He publishes regularly with The Guardian, and his writing also features in The Saturday Paper, Huffington Post, New Matilda, The Financial Times and The Sydney Morning Herald. Boochani is also co-director (with Arash Kamali Sarvestani) of the 2017 feature-length film Chauka, Please Tell Us The Time; and collaborator on Nazanin Sahamizadeh's play Manus. Boochani's book, No Friend But The Mountains: Writing From Manus Prison won the 2019 Victorian Prize for Literature in addition to the Nonfiction category. He has also won the Special Award at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, the Australian Book Industry Award for Nonfiction Book of the Year, and the National Biography Prize. It has been published in 18 languages in 23 countries and is currently being adapted for both stage and screen. Behrouz has been appointed adjunct associate professor in the faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of NSW and visiting professor at Birkbeck Law School at the University of London. He was a political prisoner incarcerated by the Australian government in Papua New Guinea for almost seven years. In November 2019 Behrouz escaped to New Zealand. He now resides in Wellington, New Zealand. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter (@thefirsttimepod) or Instagram (@thefirsttimepod). Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Six via our Patreon page. Thanks for joining us!

With James Shaw, Simon Watts, Behrouz Boochani and Rouben Azizian

A Kurdish Iranian writer now living in New Zealand says the government needs to do more regarding the actions of Iran's government. Two New Zealanders are understood to have been detained for months after entering Iran in July. They left Iran yesterday. Behrouz Boochani, who was granted refugee status in New Zealand in July 2020, says New Zealand should speak out loudly against the Iranian regime. He spoke to Corin Dann.

100 million people around the world are now displaced. War, violence, persecution and rights abuses are some of the main causes. But can this rising trend be reversed? And if so, how? Join host Mohammed Jamjoom. Guests: Shabia Mantoo,  Spokesperson at UN Refugee Agency. Nando Sigona, Professor of International Migration at University of Birmingham and Director of Institute of Research into Superdiversity. Behrouz Boochani, Author and Former Refugee.

Nine years after it was offered, Australia has accepted New Zealand's offer to resettle 450 refugees. While human rights advocates and the federal opposition have welcomed this announcement, they've also questioned the motivation and the timing – so close to the federal election. Guardian reporter Ben Doherty speaks to Laura Murphy-Oates about why the government took so long to accept the offer, and Behrouz Boochani – a journalist and refugee who was detained on Manus Island – discusses what refugees can expect from a life in New Zealand

A backdown from the Australian government that will see hundreds of refugees allowed to resettle here. New Zealand will take 150 a year for three years under a deal that's been nine years in the making. Since 2013 Australia has imprisoned asylum seekers arriving by boat in controversial off shore detention centres in Nauru and Manus Island. Kurdish-Iranian journalist, writer and film producer Behrouz Boochani was once on Manus Island, but now lives in Wellington. He spoke to Corin Dann.

NATO leaders agree to send equipment to Ukraine to help protect it against a chemical weapons attack; Kurdish-Iranian journalist and refugee Behrouz Boochani welcomes the refugee deal between New Zealand and Australia; and in football, the Socceroos suffer a gruelling defeat to Japan in their bid to leapfrog into the World Cup qualifiers.

Behrouz Boochani was forcibly detained by Australian on Manus Island for six years and talks to Tova about what this will mean for the 450 refugees who will be able to settle in New Zealand over the coming years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sorry for the late episode! Enjoy this abbreviated cop-out episode: No Friend But the Mountainsn by Behrouz Boochani (2018).

Join Mary and I as we discuss our recent reading highlights  Podcast Transcript coming soon Mentioned in this episode; The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen (translated by Tiina Nunnally & Michael Favala Goldman) The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk (translated by Jennifer Croft) Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro (translated by Frances Riddle) In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado Translation as Transhumance by Mireille Gansel (translated by Ros Schwartz) Kulinmaya! Keep Listening, Everybody! by Mumu Mike Williams Two Sisters by Ngarta Jinny Bent & Jukuna Mona Chuguna (additional writing and translations by Pat Lowe & Eirlys Richards) Magabala Books Invisible Cities Reading Project No Friend but the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison by Behrouz Boochani (translated by Omid Tofighian) Who Gets to Be Smart by Bri Lee Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee The Little Girl in the Ice Floe by Adelaïde Bon (translated by Tina A. Kover) The Third Reich by Roberto Bolaño (translated by Natasha Wimmer) An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim The Homecoming by Anna Enquist (translated by Eileen Stevens)   Support the show via Patreon Social Media links Email: losttranslationspod@gmail.com Twitter: @translationspod Instagram: translationspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/translationspod/ Produced by Mccauliflower.

Australia's leading Indigenous intercultural dance company Marrugeku is presenting a musical play from 27 – 29 January 2022. The musical dance draws on themes from the (multi-award-winning) autobiographical novel No Friend but the Mountains, Writing from Manus Prison (2018) identified by the book's collaborator Kurdish-Iranian journalist and filmmaker Behrouz Boochani. Themes in the musical play include Kurdish music and dance. The play also reflects on life inside Australian immigration and detention centres. We speak to Mr Boochani about his involvement in the play and why was he approached by the director of the musical play.

Henry talks with Ashley Hay, the editor of Griffith Review, a former literary editor of The Bulletin, and a prize-winning author who has published three novels and four books of narrative non-fiction. Sometimes, we all need to get away... From mermaids and space matriarchs to fresh starts and flights of fancy, Escape Routes explores what it means to break out and break free. Featuring new work from Behrouz Boochani, Kim Scott, Peggy Frew, Natalie Kon-yu, David Ritter and Alice Gorman, plus the four winners of Griffith Review's inaugural Emerging Voices competition Declan Fry, Alison Gibbs, Vijay Khurana and Andrew Roff, Griffith Review 74: Escape Routes takes us across borders to places once out of reach, heading over the horizon to access other worlds. You can find Griffith Review 74: Escape Routes at https://www.griffithreview.com/editions/escape-routes/ This conversation was originally broadcast on 3SER's 97.7FM Casey Radio in December 2021. It was produced by Rob Kelly.

In this conversation award-winning author and journalist, Behrouz Boochani, shares his journey, detention on Manus Island, and his work in amplifying refugee voices.

A durat un pic așteptarea căci suntem în mijlocul vacanțelor. Dar am adunat locuri de vizitat, povești de spus și mâncăruri extraordinare între Lisabona și Atena. Altfel, ne îngrijorăm de faptul că extremele ajung la centru. Povestim despre ce am citit, dar avem și două lansări ale lui Radu. Adâncim și rostul înjurăturii în fotbal. După cum urmează: Introducerea nu ne ia decât 10 minute. Ne încălzim ca motoarele Diesel 09.53 - Încep poveștile noastre de la Lisabona și Atena. Ce-am vizitat, ce locuri noi am aflat. Unde sunt minuni culturale, dar și culinare. Rezumatul complet al excursiilor. 41.48 - Îngrijorările sănătoase sunt date de faptul că atitudinile extremiste au ajuns să fie discutate la centru. Cum am ajuns să dezbatem și să cerem ca drepturi și libertăți să fie interzise sau să clamăm că radicalismul este bun? 1.01.30 - Neașteptările muzicale sunt la locul lor Semnalez cântecele: Jack Nitzsche -  Song for Summer Night și Charlotte Day Wilson - If I could.  1.17.00 - Fotbalamucul aduce concluzii contradictorii la Euro 2020. Și căutăm sensul unei înjurături a lui Messi. Atenție! Se folosesc cuvinte licențioase în câteva ocazii. De fapt, avem un compendiu de înjurături. 1.36.54 - Spuma filelor vă aduce patru cărți noi. ”Autobiografie”- Woody Allen, ”Niciun prieten, doar munții”- Behrouz Boochani, ”Eu”- Elton John,  ”Noi, copiii din Bahnhof Zoo”- Christiane F. 2.04.57- Oalele și ulcele se umplu de fructe de mare și reacția noastră la ele 2.14.20 - Constatăm că ai noștri dispar și de podium, dar chiar și din pluton    

Behrouz Boochani discusses his book No Friend but the Mountains and Australia's border mentality.

In Episode 5 of Series 6, Todd is talking to Mahi Ramakrishnan. Mahi is a refugee rights activist and runs a non-profit organisation, Beyond Borders Malaysia, which works to promote and protect the rights of refugees and stateless persons in Malaysia. 00.00 – 02.55 Todd begins by inviting Mahi to talk about refugee issues in South-East Asia. She explains that there are approximately 500,000 refugees in Malaysia and that: around half are from Myanmar the Rohingya make up the largest refugee group none of the refugee groups have any legal status in Malaysia, no rights to work, education or health care and are reliant on UNHCR for support Malaysia has not ratified the 1951 Refugee Convention 02.55 – 05.25 Todd asks Mahi to say more about the situation facing Rohingya. She says she visited Myanmar in 2017 and describes her shock at the lack of racial unity in the country. She explains that: prior to the 1960s the Rohingya were well integrated but the situation changed with the installation of the  military government in the 1960s there followed mass migrations of Rohingya from Myanmar to Malaysia in the 1970s (Note: The Rohingya were declared stateless by the ruling Military Junta in 1982) Mahi says that there are currently 3 to 4 generations of Rohingya, in Malaysia and points to 3 specific issues for them: They have forgotten their culture Lack of access to education means that they occupy the lowest social classification in Malaysia Their community is characterised by a deep-seated patriarchy 05.25 – 09.50 Todd asks Mahi to expand on the issue of patriarchy and refers to her documentary film, Bou (Bride) which is about the trafficking of young girls into Malaysia to be child brides. Mahi points out that while the buying of child brides is not exclusive to the Rohingya it is a central part of their patriarchal culture. She reports on the purchase of Rohingya child brides by men, via traffickers and suggests that parents are complicit partly because marriage offers a semblance of security to the girls given their lack of legal status (in Myanmar). The girls are in a precarious position, abandoned when they become pregnant and/or subjected to domestic violence and abuse. Patriarchy is evidenced in the following ways: young Rohingya girls are preferred by the men over Malaysian girls because they will be more obedient girls are not allowed to attend school parents control children husbands control wives However, she notes that women are beginning to organise and stand up for themselves and their rights, despite negative reactions from men. 09.50 – 17.15 Todd moves on to ask about the impact that Covid-19 has had on the refugee community in Malaysia. Mahi refers to the continuous influx of migrants and refugees, which has led to a xenophobic reaction within Malaysia. Initially directed at the Rohingya, but now it is more widespread, directed towards all refugees and migrant workers. She refers to existing socio-economic tensions along ethnic lines within the country and the focus of that discontent on the refugee community and points to the lack of a comprehensive health care plan to protect all groups against the virus, especially the refugee/migrant community. She says that lockdowns and movement controls have made life very difficult for refugees and undocumented workers to travel for work. When asked about infection rates, Mahi reports that the majority of COVID infections are within the immigrant communities largely as a result of high density living conditions and the impossibility of social distancing at home and at work. She also notes high levels of infections in detention centres.  Todd and Mahi agree that this feeds into a narrative that migrants are “bad” and need to be sent home. However, Mahi argues that the problem lies with labour agents and corruption,which leads to the exploitation migrant workers, who lose their documentation and forcing them to live and work in high density unregulated environments. 17.15 – 20.57 Todd's next question concerns the work of UNHCR, The World Health Organisation and the International Labour Organisations and whether Mahi sees any evidence of them working together for the benefit of refugees. She assumes that they have ongoing conversations but points to the need for them to work more closely with grass roots organisations and community leaders. She goes on to outline the work of Beyond Borders Malaysia.  The principal aim is to give refugees a voice using art and performance as a vehicle and she references Refugee Festival July 2021,  which is used as an advocacy tool. It is involved in discussions with lawmakers re; basic rights to health care, education and work. It undertakes projects like the Livelihood Initiative which involves women cooking food for sale and sharing in the profits. 20.57 – 26.45 Todd asks how the Festival has been impacted by the pandemic. Mahi notes a number of difficulties: the lack of freedom/requirement for permits to hold events at any time the backlash against migrants frightened off some from participating Mahi explains that in 2020 the Festival went online, and while that presented opportunities to reach a wider audience and involve more people from elsewhere including the Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani, many refugees were afraid to take part. To mark this fact, Mahi had a fixed camera on an empty chair during a panel discussion. Mahi has passed the directorship of this year's festival to a refugee artist and hopes restrictions will be lifted and enable it to take place in a physical space. 26.45 - end Finally, Todd asks Mahi about signs of hope for the future. In her view, the current Malaysian government is very difficult to work with. However, she says she will try to use existing legislation to allow refugees to work. She will continue to try to persuade the existing government even though the conversations are difficult. Further links Human rights: reason to be joyful - Rights Track episode with Professor William Paul Simmons about marginalised groups Refugees: why hard times need hard facts – Rights Track episode with Gonzalo Vargas LLosa, UNHCR

Angus McDonald is an award-winning artist and documentary filmmaker. He staged more than 30 solo exhibitions across Australia & internationally. In addition Angus is an ambassador for Human Rights Watch Australia and Asia. He received many awards for his wonderful arts and just recently was awarded with the People's Choice Award for his portrait of writer and filmmaker Behrouz Boochani who is a Kurd from eastern Kurdistan which is occupied by Iran. Angus directed and produced the famous documentary film called ”MANUS” which also received international a lot of attention on the refugees who were locked for years under very brutal conditions where unfortunately also Behrouz Boochani was held in. Angus tries to better the life of people by bringing to light the injustice which many many refugees are facing which also got him closer to the Kurdish cause. I personally think his work is very important for us Kurds because he is portraying and visualising the things we Kurds saw and know but always feel others around the world don't. Angus McDonald signed our Petition www.change.org/KurdPeople & we wanted to know more about how he developed more interest to the Kurdish cause which is sadly still widely ignored world wide. Twitter: https://twitter.com/angusmcz  

Wading through ideas of home, distance, ancestry and interconnectedness, Shore is the first episode in a three part series Salt Water, exploring salty waters in all its forms. In Shore we chat with Emily McDaniels, a storyteller, curator and educator from the Kalari Clan of the Wiradjuri Nation, about connecting to Country and navigating 60,000 years of storytelling along Warrane, the Sydney Harbour shoreline. Hoda Afshar speakers to us from London about her video work Remain, filmed in 2018 on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea in collaboration with Kurdish-Iranian refugee Behrouz Boochani. And we talk about coastlines awash with histories with Australian-Balinese artist and researcher Leyla Stevens as we listen to audio excerpts from her video work 'Their Sea Is Always Hungry'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An award-winning author detained under Australia's refugee system has been granted refugee status in New Zealand. Refugee advocates want the Australian government to improve its system as Behrouz Boochani pushes for better treatment for detainees. - Un autore pluripremiato, detenuto ai sensi del sistema australiano di gestione dei rifugiati, ha ottenuto lo status di rifugiato in Nuova Zelanda. I sostenitori dei rifugiati vogliono che il governo australiano migliori il sistema, mentre Behrouz Boochani spinge per un trattamento migliore per i detenuti.

An award-winning author detained under Australia's refugee system has been granted refugee status in New Zealand. Refugee advocates want the Australian government to improve its system as Behrouz Boochani pushes for better treatment for detainees.

Homelessness can take many guises – sleeping rough, yes, but also couch-surfing, squatting, or staying in a refuge, boarding house or caravan park. The same can be said of the people who experience homelessness. Not defined simply by their predicament, they're a diverse group. They may be siblings, parents, grandparents; people who study or work; people who've moved or migrated, yet to find their feet. People with full lives, and much to offer. A new profit-for-purpose book from Affirm Press, We Are Here: Stories of Home, Place and Belonging, is a testament to the unique insights of people who've known homelessness in Australia. Edited by novelist, homelessness researcher and former Big Issue deputy editor Meg Mundell, it offers a bounty of extraordinary true stories from a wide range of writers – prominent names, emerging voices and first-timers – who have themselves experienced homelessness. Behrouz Boochani, Krissy Kneen and Claire G. Coleman appear alongside undiscovered talents, exploring the idea of place – and how our sense of it changes when homeless. Hosted by Mundell, and presented in partnership with Writers Victoria, hear from contributors Claire G. Coleman, Roderick Waller, Ayub Abdi-Barre and Jody Letts about their stories, their places and their writing. Hear readings from the book – and learn about the process of putting it together – at this celebration of survival, place and belonging. 'It'd be near-impossible to read this rich and humane mosaic of stories and not have how you conceive of homelessness completely reframed. A beautiful testament to survival, resilience and hope.' – Benjamin Law Prefer to watch? Catch up on our live-streamed video below. Includes Auslan interpretation. We Are Here: Stories of Home, Place and Belonging Watch Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dankzij de Iraans-Koerdische journalist Behrouz Boochani hebben we een uniek inkijkje gekregen in het vaak door Nederlandse politici geroemde Australisch model, waarbij vluchtelingen werden opgesloten op Manus Island in de Grote Oceaan. Over zijn ervaringen schreef Behrouz een indringend boek, dat hij per WhatsApp naar zijn uitgever stuurde. Wij maakten een audiobewerking van Boochani's boek onder de titel "Berichten uit Manus Prison". En vandaag sluiten we af met een debat vanuit De Balie in Amsterdam. Aan tafel Linda Polman,journalist en schrijver van het boek "Niemand wil ze hebben"en Hein de Haas, hoogleraar Migratiesociologie aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam. Ook de politiek is vertegenwoordigd: Tweede Kamerlid Joël Voordewind van regeringspartij ChristenUnie.

In this episode, I talk to Behrouz Boochani, the author of No Friend but the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison. This book is coming out in June 2019 in North America by House of Anansi Press. Boochani's book won the Victorian Prize for Literature, Australia's richest literary prize, and the Victorian Premier's Prize for Nonfiction. See this link to order this book and for more information: houseofanansi.com/products/no-friend-but-the-mountains

Back after a short break, Not A Knife has another bumper episode. First up - a rundown of what #AUSgust is and the different themes of the month dedicated to Australian cinema. Then, an interview with Border Politics director Judy Rymer and Human Rights Barrister Julian Burnside. After those bumper segments are two quick segments on Elefant Traks and their 20th anniversary parties, as well as Behrouz Boocahni's book No Friend But the Mountains. The links mentioned in this episode:The AUSgust theme lineupBorder Politics reviewElefant Traks 20th Anniversary informationBehrouz Boochani's The Guardian articles: here and hereBuy No Friend But the Mountains hereAustralian Border Deaths DatabaseCheck out other great shows on the Auscast Network here.Support The Curb on Patreon.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCurbAUTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/TheCurbAUWebsite: https://www.TheCurb.com.auIf you want to get in touch, send an email to TheCurbAU@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's raining on Michael's last afternoon on Manus Island, and Aziz drops by to catch up. They discuss where things are at with Aziz and the other men, and what he expects will happen next. Then, it's time to say farewell. This episode will be the last of our short updates – but we'll return soon with another full episode, unpacking what Michael found when he visited Manus Island. 'If I can predict, the only thing that's gonna happen is we will be just forgotten in this island.' Abdul Aziz Muhamat Abdul Aziz Muhamat in Lorengau, Manus Island — Photo: Michael Green In this update Abdul Aziz Muhamat Michael Green Our theme music was composed by Raya Slavin. Music used in this episode includes 'Please Gamelan Again' by Colleen, and 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World' by Tomoki Kanda. Further reading 'Second cohort of Nauru and Manus refugees to be resettled in US', by Ben Doherty, Guardian Australia, accessed 16 December 2017 'A Letter from Manus Island', by Behrouz Boochani, Saturday Paper, accessed 10 December 2017 More information The Messenger is a co-production of Behind the Wire and the Wheeler Centre. It's produced by Michael Green, André Dao, Hannah Reich and Bec Fary, with Jon Tjhia and Sophie Black at the Wheeler Centre. This short update was edited and mixed by Jon Tjhia. Thank you Dana Affleck, Angelica Neville and Sienna Merope. Also to Behind the Wire's many participants and volunteers. Behind the Wire is supported by the Bertha Foundation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

‘I'm safe and I'm alive.' Abdul Aziz Muhamat An eventful week has passed. After PNG immigration officials and police entered the decommissioned detention centre, destroying food, water and belongings, the 421 men remaining there are forced to relocate to the other facilities on Manus Island. After a brief spell of homelessness, Aziz has found a bed in the East Lorengau transit centre. In a chance meeting with Michael, he explains how he's adjusting to the new situation – and trying to regain his energy to continue working. A mess remains after PNG immigration officials raid and ransack the camp — Photo: Manus Alert In this update Abdul Aziz Muhamat Michael Green Our theme music was composed by Raya Slavin. Music used in this episode includes 'Shine' by Klara Lewis. Additional audio recordings have been sourced from smartphone videos of the eviction and relocation. Further reading 'Manus Island: PNG authorities say they have cleared detention centre, all men bused out', by Liam Fox and Louise Yaxley, ABC News, accessed 28 November 2017 'Manus police pulled my hair and beat me. "You've damaged our reputation," they said', by Behrouz Boochani, Guardian Australia, accessed 28 November 2017 'Forced Removal', Ten Eyewitness News, accessed 28 November 2017 More information The Messenger is a co-production of Behind the Wire and the Wheeler Centre. It's produced by Michael Green, André Dao, Hannah Reich and Bec Fary, with Jon Tjhia and Sophie Black at the Wheeler Centre. This short update was edited and mixed by Jon Tjhia. Thank you Dana Affleck, Angelica Neville and Sienna Merope. Also to Behind the Wire's many participants and volunteers. Behind the Wire is supported by the Bertha Foundation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zo'n zeshonderd vluchtelingen weigeren het Australische detentiecentrum op Manus te verlaten.Op het eiland dat bij Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea hoort, werden bootvluchtelingen geplaatst die naar Australië willen. Dat land wil hen niet toelaten. Het Hooggerechtshof van Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea bepaalde dat het centrum ongrondwettelijk is, maar de vluchtelingen weigeren te vertrekken ondanks de erbarmelijke omstandigheden.De Iraanse vluchteling Behrouz Boochani doet zijn verhaal vanuit het kamp.

Behrouz and Aziz at Hauwei Island — (Photo: Michael Green) 'I'm excited because … for almost three years I haven't left the centre, and I was just locked inside there … Now, I'm walking on the streets – every two steps I take, I turn and I look behind me, like, "Where is the security guard?"' Abdul Aziz Muhamat It's July 2016. On the morning Michael flies to Manus Island, Aziz leaves the detention centre for the first time in nearly three years. In this episode, Aziz and Michael finally meet in person. Michael also meets some people from Manus Island, who explain how they feel about having the detention centre on their island. Together with Behrouz Boochani, a Kurdish journalist and detainee, Aziz and Michael take a boat to a nearby island to swim, eat together, and escape the shadow of the detention centre. For Aziz, it's an exhilarating time, full of new experiences and unexpected joys – but he knows it will soon come to an end. Featured videos The Messenger, Episode 8: Michael and Aziz discuss their meeting on Manus Island Watch In this short video, Michael and Aziz talk about their meeting in Lorengau – and what comes next for each of them The Messenger, Episode 8: Michael and Aziz on the boat to Hauwei Island.mp4 Watch Michael and Aziz on a boat trip to Hauwei Island, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea Behrouz Boochani's song from Manus prison Watch Behrouz Boochani's song from Manus prison Transcript A transcript of this episode is coming soon. Further reading ‘Welcome to Manus, the island that has been changed forever by Australian asylum-seeker policy' by Jo Chandler, Guardian, 16 December 2014 ‘They Call Me Immigration' by Omar Mohammed Jack, Inside Story, 5 April 2017 (excerpted from They Cannot Take the Sky: Stories from Detention, published by Allen and Unwin) In this episode Abdul Aziz Muhamat Behrouz Boochani Michael Green Benjamin Pokarup Rose Chris Allen Muan Our theme music was composed by Raya Slavin. Music used in this episode includes ‘Capture the Flag' by Broken Social Scene, ‘Sensuous' by Cornelius, ‘The North Downs Dimension' by Broadcast, ‘Sop' by Monica Brooks, ‘Change' and ‘Humming Song 2' by Aoki Takamasa, Ogurusu Norihide and Takagi Masakatsu, ‘Super Botany' by Stereolab and Marumari, ‘Dust Rising' by Nick Huggins, ‘Kilvo' by Radian, ‘Han Brydde Sig Inte Om Att Stiga Upp, Hela Dagen Lät Han Nya Bilder Och Funderingar Komma Och Gå Som De Ville, Sov Lite Ibland Och Vaknade Igen Och Visste Inte Alls Vem Han Var. Det Var En Fridfull Och Mycket Spännande Dag' by Kim Hiorthøy, ‘Reminds Me of the Sun' by OBX and Sophia, ‘On' by Aphex Twin, ‘Exhale' by Adrian Klumpes and ‘The Last Farewell' by Roger Whittaker. More information The Messenger is a co-production of Behind the Wire and the Wheeler Centre. It's produced by Michael Green, André Dao, Hannah Reich and Bec Fary, with Jon Tjhia and Sophie Black at the Wheeler Centre.Narration by Michael Green. With reporting by Abdul Aziz Muhamat. Additional fact checking by the Guardian's Ben Doherty; transcription by Claire McGregor, Carolyn Turner, Tiarne Cook and many more​. This episode was edited and mixed by Bec Fary and Jon Tjhia. Thank you Skye Hollingsworth for video editing, and Dana Affleck, Angelica Neville and Sienna Merope. Also to Behind the Wire's many participants and volunteers. Behind the Wire is supported by the Bertha Foundation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a journalist, Michael Green had spoken to a lot of people who've been held in detention centres. Some were there for a few weeks, and others for as long as six years. But he'd never spoken to someone who was still inside a detention centre, and that's because Australia's immigration department, and the governments of Nauru and Manus, have traditionally made it very difficult for journalists to communicate with detainees. Visitors aren't allowed to make recordings, and the people who came by boat weren't initially allowed to use their own phones. ‘Same day – or different day – same shit. But still alive.' Aziz Then, early last year, Michael was given the phone number of a man who was still in detention on Manus Island. His name was Aziz. He was from Sudan, and he had a smuggled phone. But that was all Michael knew. So he sent him a text message saying hello, and he asked if we could speak on the phone. Aziz wrote back saying the reception in his room was too weak for calls. Michael thought they'd have to communicate entirely by text. Then he realised that on WhatsApp, you can send little voice messages that get delivered whenever you're in range. And so, in March 2016, Michael and Aziz first made contact. Transcript Download a PDF transcript of this episode here. Further reading ‘Meet the Messenger of Manus, one man trapped in Australia's offshore processing regime' by Ben Doherty, Guardian, accessed 24 January 2017 ‘Broken Men in Paradise' by Roger Cohen, New York Times, accessed 23 January 2017 ‘Not always and only broken: some responses to Roger Cohen's New York Times article' by Janet Galbraith with Behrouz Boochani, The Stringer, accessed 23 January 2017 In this episode Abdul Aziz Muhamat Michael Green Our theme music was composed by Raya Slavin. Music used in this episode includes: ‘Mario Bava Sleeps In a Little Later Than He Expected To' and ‘What True Self? Feels Bogus, Let's Watch Jason X' by Chris Zabriskie, ‘Blau' by Ganger, ‘+' by Kazumasa Hashimoto, ‘Malá Strana' by Gui Boratto, ‘Open Melody' by Lucky Dragons and ‘Headlights' by Triosk. More information The Messenger is a co-production of Behind The Wire and the Wheeler Centre. It's produced by Michael Green, André Dao, Hannah Reich and Bec Fary, with Jon Tjhia and Sophie Black at the Wheeler Centre. Narration by Michael Green. Reporting by Abdul Aziz Muhamat. Additional fact checking by the Guardian's Ben Doherty; transcription by Claire McGregor, Celine Yap, Mia Tinkler, Ruby Wawn, Isobel Egan and many more​. This episode was edited and mixed by Bec Fary and Jon Tjhia. Thank you Dana Affleck, Angelica Neville and Sienna Merope. Also to Cameron Ford and Madeleine Egan and to Behind the Wire's many participants and volunteers. Behind the Wire is supported by the Bertha Foundation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.