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Chapter 5 Iraq
August 30, 20192

Refuge #26 The last scene

Sabah, an Iraqi playwright, describes the last scene of violence his family witnessed enroute to Jordan, where they hoped to apply for asylum to Australia.

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Chapter 5 Iraq
August 23, 20191

Refuge #25 A playwright and his chess-playing daughter

After the ousting of Saddam Hussein, an Iraqi playwright is blacklisted and his daughter, a chess champion, is told not to visit the chess centre anymore.

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Chapter 4 Sri Lanka
August 16, 20190

Refuge #24 High Risk Tickets

Suthan's search for work pays off and he begins a family of his own. Suthan talks about parenting in a different culture and Barbara talks about her mother.

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Chapter 4 Sri Lanka
August 9, 20190

Refuge #23 Don’t Touch the Hot Plate

Suthan speaks openly about coping with depression and how depression still affects some of his friends who were in detention with him.

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Chapter 4 Sri Lanka
August 2, 20190

Refuge #22 Blue Flowerpots and Pink Champagne

Suthan gradually overcomes severe depression, enrols to study and finds a way to repay legal fees with the help of the Blackwood Circle of Friends.

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