Dear Friends,

"The Kurdish Iranian writer Behrouz Boochani has continued his sweep of the Australian literary prize landscape, winning the $25,000 National Biography award on Monday – yet another award the refugee was unable to accept in person, as he enters his sixth year of detention on Manus Island."

You can read the full story here: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/aug/12/behrouz-boochani-wins-25000-national-biography-award-and-accepts-via-whatsapp-from-manus

Meanwhile, Asylum seekers have been moved to a prison complex in PNG, you can read the story here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/aug/12/asylum-seekers-moved-to-a-prison-complex-in-png

We have almost reached 40,000 supporters, thank you so much! In the coming weeks, we will send another email to Sen. Lambie (who has not replied so far), enclosing all your signatures and asking her not to repeal the Medevac bill.

With hope,