Behrouz Boochani dating history

Behrouz Boochani is a member of the following lists: 1983 births, Iranian Kurdish people and Tarbiat Modares University alumni.

Contribute

Who is Behrouz Boochani dating? Behrouz Boochani partner, spouse list. Help us build our profile of Behrouz Boochani! Login to add information, pictures and relationships, join in discussions and get credit for your contributions.

Details

Behrouz Boochani (Persian: بهروز بوچانی) (born 23 July 1983) is a Kurdish-Iranian journalist, human rights defender, writer and film producer. He was held in the Australian-run Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea from 2013 until its closure in 2017. He remained on the island before being moved to Port Moresby along with the other detainees around September 2019. On 14 November 2019 he arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand on a one-month visa, to speak at a special event organised by WORD Christchurch on 29 November, as well as other speaking events. In December 2019, his one month visa to New Zealand expired. It has been confirmed that Boochani has not left New Zealand, and remained on an expired visa until being granted refugee status in July 2020. As of July 2020, Boochani is to become a Senior Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of Canterbury.