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An Iranian detainee hangs up her laundry on the fence at the Construction camp detention center used for younger men and women and children. February 26, 2012, on Christmas Island, Australia. Photo: Paula Bronstein / Getty Images

Why Iranians Continue to Seek Refuge in Australia

Shokoofeh Azar, World Literature Today, Summer 2020

Since coming to Australia, I’ve heard many Australians say that Iranian refugees are not 'real refugees' or that they are 'economic refugees'. I hope by giving this flavour of ordinary life in Iran to make their judgement more informed.

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