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Boochani started making contact with journalists and [[Human rights activists|human rights defenders]] outside the camp. He gathered information about human rights abuses within the camp and sent them via a secret mobile phone to news organisations and advocacy groups such as ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'', the [[Refugee Action Collective (Victoria)|Refugee Action Collective]], and the United Nations. In September 2015, [[PEN International]] (the Melbourne and Norwegian branches of which Boochani is now an honorary member<ref name=PEN>{{cite web|url=https://pen-international.org/news/australia-process-kurdish-iranian-journalists-asylum-claim-1|website=PEN International|title=Australia: Process Kurdish Iranian journalist's asylum claim|date=10 November 2016|access-date=14 February 2019|archive-date=14 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214054424/https://pen-international.org/news/australia-process-kurdish-iranian-journalists-asylum-claim-1|url-status=dead}}</ref>) and a coalition of human rights groups launched an international campaign on Boochani's behalf, urging the Australian government to abide by its obligations to the principle of [[refoulement|non-refoulement]], as defined by Article 33 of the [[Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees|United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees]]. Several campaigns have urged individuals to write to [[Peter Dutton]], Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, the Australian Prime Minister and high commissioners.<ref name=Popescu/> [[Reporters without Borders]] warned that dissent was not tolerated by Iran's theocratic regime, and that Boochani's "freedom would be in great danger if he were forced to return to Iran". Boochani has asked repeatedly to be handed to the UN.<ref name=GuardianNov15/> |
Boochani started making contact with journalists and [[Human rights activists|human rights defenders]] outside the camp. He gathered information about human rights abuses within the camp and sent them via a secret mobile phone to news organisations and advocacy groups such as ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'', the [[Refugee Action Collective (Victoria)|Refugee Action Collective]], and the United Nations. In September 2015, [[PEN International]] (the Melbourne and Norwegian branches of which Boochani is now an honorary member<ref name=PEN>{{cite web|url=https://pen-international.org/news/australia-process-kurdish-iranian-journalists-asylum-claim-1|website=PEN International|title=Australia: Process Kurdish Iranian journalist's asylum claim|date=10 November 2016|access-date=14 February 2019|archive-date=14 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214054424/https://pen-international.org/news/australia-process-kurdish-iranian-journalists-asylum-claim-1|url-status=dead}}</ref>) and a coalition of human rights groups launched an international campaign on Boochani's behalf, urging the Australian government to abide by its obligations to the principle of [[refoulement|non-refoulement]], as defined by Article 33 of the [[Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees|United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees]]. Several campaigns have urged individuals to write to [[Peter Dutton]], Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, the Australian Prime Minister and high commissioners.<ref name=Popescu/> [[Reporters without Borders]] warned that dissent was not tolerated by Iran's theocratic regime, and that Boochani's "freedom would be in great danger if he were forced to return to Iran". Boochani has asked repeatedly to be handed to the UN.<ref name=GuardianNov15/> |
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He also became a spokesperson for the men in his compound, Foxtrot, meeting with PNG immigration and other officials as well as [[Amnesty International]] and the [[UNHCR]] representatives. He was moved to Chauka, the solitary confinement block constructed of shipping containers, for three days. He was also jailed during the [[Manus Regional Processing Centre#hunger|2015 hunger strike]] that was put down by force; he spent eight days inside [[Lorengau]] prison and was then released without charge after being asked to stop reporting.<ref name=GuardianNov15/> |
He also became a spokesperson for the men in his compound, Foxtrot, meeting with PNG immigration and other officials as well as [[Amnesty International]] and the [[UNHCR]] representatives. He was moved to Chauka, the solitary confinement block constructed of shipping containers, for three days. He was also jailed during the [[Manus Regional Processing Centre#2015: hunger strike; PM Tony Abbott speaks|2015 hunger strike]] that was put down by force; he spent eight days inside [[Lorengau]] prison and was then released without charge after being asked to stop reporting.<ref name=GuardianNov15/> |
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He said in a radio interview on Autonomous Action Radio ahead of the release of his film ''Chauka, Please Tell Us the Time'' in 2016 that it was his intention to show the Australian public what the government was doing to detainees on the island, and spoke of the mental torture caused by being deprived of hope.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/89275|website=[[Radio4all.net]]|access-date=11 February 2019|title=Across the Void: Behrouz Boochani|series=Autonomous Action Radio |date=7 November 2016}} (Download available)</ref> |
He said in a radio interview on Autonomous Action Radio ahead of the release of his film ''Chauka, Please Tell Us the Time'' in 2016 that it was his intention to show the Australian public what the government was doing to detainees on the island, and spoke of the mental torture caused by being deprived of hope.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/89275|website=[[Radio4all.net]]|access-date=11 February 2019|title=Across the Void: Behrouz Boochani|series=Autonomous Action Radio |date=7 November 2016}} (Download available)</ref> |
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