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Category: Refugees

A political approach to thinking about self-harm

Posted on January 13, 2023

By Guy Aitchison and Ryan Essex. In April 2016, the Iranian refugee, Omid Masoumali, set himself on fire in front of UN inspectors at the Nauru island detention centre run by Australia. He later died of his injuries after delays in his treatment. Before carrying out his act, he shouted “This is how tired we […]

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