The Guardian | Ben Doherty: Nazanin Sahamizadeh says she wants to bring production to Australia to help world hear the voices of refugees A Tehran playwright wants to bring her production, Manus, to Australia to help the outside world hear the voices of refugees held on the remote island. Nazanin Sahamizadehs play follows the lives of seven Iranian ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates' Affairs Hassan Qashqavi lashed out at Australia for not taking practical measures to stop mistreatment of asylum seekers, and warned Iranians not to travel to Australia through illegal channels. "Negotiations between Iran and Australia continue even at the level ...

Australians have rallied in a suburb of Sydney to denounce the killing of a young Iranian asylum seeker in a detention camp on Manus Island off the Papua New Guinea coast. The protesters slammed the governments immigration policies, calling for the resignation of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Similar protests were also held in Melbourne ...

The Iranian man who died during violent clashes on Manus Island earlier this week was a 23-year-old named Reza Barati, who arrived on Christmas Island last July. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday that Australian diplomats in Iran had contacted his family, who had agreed for his details to be released. Mr Barati, who arrived in ...