Kurdish Iranian refugee and journalist Behrouz Boochani has been awarded refugee status by the New Zealand government. Eight months after arriving in New Zealand, acclaimed author Behrouz Boochani has been granted refugee status. Joe Johnson/Stuff Behrouz Boochani, an award-winning author who documented life in Australia’s offshore detention system on Manus Island, walks through Canterbury University campus on Friday after being granted refugee status. joseph johnson/Stuff Kurdish Iranian refugee and journalist Behrouz Boochani. JASON DORDAY/STUFF Iranian writer and refugee Behrouz Boochani in the Gus Fischer gallery in Auckland.

Source: Stuff July 23, 2020 23:11 UTC