Behrouz Boochani was detained on Manus island for 6 years, after fleeing Iran due to his work in Journalism. Behrouz wrote No friend but the mountains while in the detention centre, smuggling out PDFs on Whatsapp. Earlier this month he left Manus for the first time to travel to New Zealand. Sherry caught up with Behrouz and when they began the interview, he mentioned he'd been quite tired, flying from Auckland to Christchurch, and hadn’t had much time to himself yet due to interviews requests. 

Sherry speaks to him about the power of language in upholding inhuman structures, his criticisms of Australia’s refugee policy, and the power of storytelling and journalism to expose and reshape narratives. She begins by asking him on his experience on Manus Island.