Amin Afravi is a refugee from Iran and activist for human rights and refugees rights. Amin was detained in Papua New Guinea for over 6 years and has now been detained in Australia for 9 years. Now located at the Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation Centre or BITA, his son and wife are still overseas as he was brought to Australia for treatment. As an activist, Amin has refugees reaching out to speak to him and often asking for help. This is exactly what happened 2 weeks ago when Melbourne was hit with a magnitude 6 earthquake. Amin spoke on behalf of the refugees in Melbourne to share their experience.

 

 

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Amin Afravi is a refugee from Iran and activist for human rights and refugees rights. Amin was detained in Papua New Guinea for over 6 years and has now been detained in Australia for 9 years. Now located at the Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation Centre or BITA, his son and wife are still overseas as he was brought to Australia for treatment. As an activist, Amin has refugees reaching out to speak to him and often asking for help. This is exactly what happened 2 weeks ago when Melbourne was hit with a magnitude 6 earthquake. Amin spoke on behalf of the refugees in Melbourne to share their experience.

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