This week Adnan Choopani speaks to us about his experiences in immigration detention. Chris Breen joins him to discuss the work of Refugee Action Collective.
Adnan is an Iranian refugee who faced persecution as an Ahwazi Arab in Iran. He came by boat to Australia when he was 15, he was detained on Nauru, and is now detained in the Park Hotel after being transferred to Australia for medical treatment. Though he has committed no crime, he has spent over 8 years, more than a third of his life, detained by Australia. He is an activist for refugee rights, and a musician.
Chris Breen is a long term refugee activist with the Refugee Action Collective. He is a science and maths teacher and an Australian Education Union sub-branch president at his school.
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