On the last Refugee Radio show we listen to recordings from https://storiesfromdetention.org.au/latitude with Hani speaking wtih Eghbal (Lina),  Imran and Aziz. We finish with the song No borders by Concious Youth.  Thanks to all the presenters, guests and supporters of the show over the years. Keep listening to show on 3CR for sotires, music and news from the Refugee community and supports. 

We listen to a recording about the Medivac Refugees from the Disability day prodcast. "Presented by Bridget McArthur, Akii Ngo & Marijo Pozega (Chronically Chilled)A deep-dive on the disability cycle created and perpetuated by Australia’s detainment approach to asylum seekers, with a focus on the Medevac refugees, who sought nothing but medical attention and safety but were instead met with imprisonment. 3CR's Chronically Chilled team speaks with Mohammad Mousavi, currently being held in Park Hotel, on his experiences of disability and mental health in detention," We also listen to part of a speech from "Free West Papua - No Victims Climate Warriors  here II Raki Apu, West Papuan freedom fighter, outlines the case for indigenous peoples to be the protectors of the planet in this climate emergence at the People's Health Hearings(link is external) as part of the COP26 People's Summit." You can listen to the full speech  on https://www.3cr.org.au/solidaritybreakfast/episode-202111200730/free-west-papua-no-victims-climate-warriors-ii-park-hotel   

We have an interview with a Refugee activist who is on the border talking about the situation there and poiltics. 

We listen to part of the interview "Boe Spearim chats with Diana Sayed a former Afghanistan refugee about the current take-over of the capital of Afghanistan by the Taliban.Diana Sayed is an International Human Rights Lawyer and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights." https://989fm.com.au/listen/programs/lets-talk/lets-talk-2021-episode-129-whats-happening-in-afghanistan-with-diana-sayed/

Today we hear from Joy who is a refugee locked up at the Park Hotel.You will hear about Joy's detention on Nauru, medical neglect and COVID19 outreack at the Park Hotel.  Joy hopes to be resettled in the USA, is awaiting an outcome from the application.  

 We listen to part of the Salaam Radio shows program in support of Palestinian detainees of the popular uprising. Solidarity against the ongoing dispalcement and occupation of the Palestinian people. Listen to the whole show on https://www.3cr.org.au/salaamradioshow/episode-202110241600/salaam-karim-samaraThe Dignity and Hope mixtape is released on bandcamp and all proceeds go to supporting the campaign by @baladna.youth(link is external) Association to defend Palestinian detainees of the popular uprising in spring 2021. The majority of the detainees are children and minors, held illegally away from their families. 

We lisetn to the "LIVE from the Kitchen Floor"  with Aseel Tayah COVID 19 is spreading through the refugees locked up in the Park Hotel. We listen to The Big Exile by Farhad Bandesh dn All the Same by Moz.  

We listen to two recording about SIEV X 

We listened to a song by hani-abdile and yarrie bangura called Poetd We have an interview from the Doin Time show with updates from advocate Simone for the Tamil family.  We finish with a song from Ajak Kawi with Life is a Mystery. 

Interview from Women on the line https://www.3cr.org.au/womenontheline Updates from Renuga Inpakumar, a spokesperson for the Tamil Refugee Council, speaks about the current threat of deportation thousands of Tamil refugees face in Australia and the impacts of the pandemic on the community.Then, we hear from Nur Azizah who speaks to us about her lived experience as a Rohingya refugee living in limbo in Indonesia as a result of Australia’s operational border policies. Azizah appears in Freedom Street, a documentary(link is external) about the lived experiences and stories of people seeking refuge, stuck in Indonesia, that also deconstructs Australian policy.Freedom Street is currently fundraising, donations can be made at Documentary Australia's website:

This week we listen to a documentary film maker Rihab Charida about her project A Disturbed Earth, in which she embarks on a journey with her father, a Palestinian refugee, back to his home village which was destroyed in 1948. Prodcued by Women on the line show on 3cr in 2016. Please follow the updates around the documentary below:https://www.facebook.com/adisturbedearth/(link is external) 

This week we listen to an interview from Tuesday hometime with an update for the family, plus others in detention.  https://www.3cr.org.au/hometime-tuesday You can keep up to date around the Tamil family of Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni on https://www.hometobilo.com  

This week we listen to an interview by Refugees on Air podicast with Rocky an Afghan refugee who is focusing on womens and education rights. 

This week we start with some informatino from Voice from Belarus, a quick insight into the issues with people trying to reach safety and now dealing with the new border push back at the blraus border to the "EU".https://voicesfrombelarus.org We remember the Tampa Affair which started a huge Anri refugee policy adn attitude on this land, we will focus on Afghan refugees struggles. We listen to an interview from an Afghan refugee Essan Dileri from an interview from Refguees on air http://syn.org.au/refugees-air-episode-6/ We finish with a song by Hazara refugees at the Refugees for Refugees performance in Brussels. Performaed by Aman Yusufi with the song Amina (Hazaragi song)   

We play some songs from Mariem Hassan (Arabic: مريم حسن ‎‎; May 1958 - 22 August 2015) A Sahrawi singer/  Western Sahara singer who grew up in the refugee camps in Algeria.  We play Shouka, La Intifada  Australia Western Sahara Associationhttp://awsa.org.au

We listen to a show from the Spoken word show with Lujayn Hourani a palestian whos family has expiereneced generational displacement. "Palestinian writer and editor, Lujayn Hourani(link is external), shares some of their new work, reflecting on the resistance and resilience of the Palestinian people through generations of colonial violence and oppression.Lujayn is a recipient of The Wheeler Centre's Next Chapter Scheme(link is external), and has been published in Meanjin, Overland, Australian Poetry, Going Down Swinging and The Lifted Brow, to name a few.Lujayn is Associate Producer at Next Wave and Online Editor at Voiceworks(link is external).This episode features music from Jowan Safadi(link is external), Nour Harkati(link is external), and Muqata'a(link is external)."https://www.3cr.org.au/spoken-word/episode-202105200900/spoken-word-lujayn-hourani

 We listen to an interview from In Ya Face program on 3cr. Renee Dixson discusses the gaps and silencing that queer refugees and forcibly displaced people experience and why the work of the Forcibly Displaced People Network is essential.  Forcibly Displaced People Network – The voice of LGBTIQ+ people in forced displacement (fdpn.org.au)https://www.3cr.org.au/inyaface/episode-202107231600/political-commentator-neil-pharaoh-victorian-pride-centre-chair-hang We listen to a recording from The Walk project about ‘Little Amal’, the 3.5 metre-tall puppet of a young refugee girl at the heart of the project to show the journey of young refugees. Please follow their project on www.walkwithamal.org We finish with a song from a Syria refugee artist MACK- Briding bridges  

From Salaam radio show"An incredible event took place in Naarm/Melbourne on the 26th of June 2021, Blak and Palestinian poets, artists and activists came together for a special evening of poetry, performances and discussions. On this show Salaam rebroadcasts this event.Blak Palestinian Poetry night was organized by Sara Saleh, Jeanine Hourani from Road to Refuge and featured a line up of insipiring and estremly talented poets and writers including  Micheala Sahhar, Samah Sabawi, Luniyuk, Lujayn Hournai and Tony Birch."https://www.mixcloud.com/Salaamradioshow/salaam-presents-blak-palestinian-poetry-night-26-june-2021/

In solidairty with refugee on hungry strike and one man who has been in detention for over 12 years we listen to music from Ajak Kwai and South Sudanese Refugee and her empowering songs.  http://www.ajakkwai.com

We listen to part of a podcast from the Eletronic Intifada about the village of Liftahttps://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/podcast-ep-41-village-lifta-and-expulsion-palestinians  We play a song in solidarity for medavac refugees on hunger strike, some have been without food for 40 days and are at the Northern Hospital under guard. Playing United Struggle Song from the compliation.