Asylum seeker: GK, General Studies and Current Affairs

Behrouz Boochani wins Australia’s richest literary prize

February 4, 2019

The Kurdish Iranian journalist, filmmaker and detained refugee, Behrouz Boochani has won the Victorian Prize for Literature for a book he reportedly wrote using the online messaging service WhatsApp. He was awarded the Aus$100,000 (US$72,600) ..

Geneva Convention, 1951

April 12, 2018

The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, also known as the 1951 Refugee Convention, is a United Nations multilateral treaty that defines who is a refugee, and sets out the rights of individuals who are granted asylum and the responsibilities of ..