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Thursday, May 16, 2024

Refugee stories shine on the silver screen

The makers of two Australian feature documentaries screening this week, The Defenders (June 15) and Freedom is Beautiful (June 11), are hoping to move audiences to look beyond their patch by examining the long-standing policy of offshore detention.

Both productions feature prominent Australian footballer and human rights advocate Craig Foster who has emerged in recent years as an ardent voice for refugee rights.

Mr Foster sprung into action when Bahraini soccer player Hakeem Al-Araibi, a Shia Muslim who took part in the Arab Spring protests, was detained in Thailand after Interpol issued a red notice for…

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