Author describes his years in an Australian processing center ahead of its closure

Ari Shapiro
Vincent Acovino
Christopher Intagliata

October 08, 2021 / 1:47 pm

When author Behrouz Boochani was seeking asylum in Australia, he was held on an island of Papua New Guinea. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with him about the closure of Australia's refugee processing center.

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