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Yasaman Bagheri is an Iranian-born writer, former refugee, community advocate and Law and Criminal Justice student based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand.
Yasaman’s journey has been shaped by displacement, resistance and a determination to reclaim her future. In 2013, at the age of 15, she left Iran with her family after experiencing religious and political persecution. Seeking safety in Australia, they arrived by boat, but Yasaman then spent much of her adolescence within Australia’s detention system. Over approximately five years, she was held across Christmas Island, Darwin and the offshore detention regime on Nauru.
Those years placed enormous barriers between Yasaman and the ordinary ambitions of a teenage girl. Her freedom, education and ability to plan for her future were restricted. During her time on Nauru, she began finding ways to make her voice heard. She communicated with journalists and advocates outside the island, shared accounts of life inside detention, and began using writing and poetry as forms of expression and resistance.
In 2018, Yasaman was medically evacuated from Nauru to Australia. Her writing later became part of literary and advocacy projects amplifying the experiences of refugees, women and people affected by forced displacement.
Today, Yasaman is rebuilding the opportunities that were interrupted during her adolescence. She studies Law and Criminal Justice and works as a restorative justice facilitator in Christchurch. She is involved in refugee and ethnic community advocacy as a youth leader and mentor, participates in initiatives supporting meaningful refugee participation, and serves in community governance.
Her journey from a teenage girl forced to leave Iran, through offshore detention, to studying law and helping others navigate systems of justice reflects a continuing belief in resistance, dignity and the ability of women and girls to shape their own futures.
@iranhrdc
#ThroughHerEyes
#InternationalDayOfTheGirl
#DayOfTheGirl
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#RefugeeVoices
#Nauru
#Iran
#HunmanRights
Yasaman’s journey has been shaped by displacement, resistance and a determination to reclaim her future. In 2013, at the age of 15, she left Iran with her family after experiencing religious and political persecution. Seeking safety in Australia, they arrived by boat, but Yasaman then spent much of her adolescence within Australia’s detention system. Over approximately five years, she was held across Christmas Island, Darwin and the offshore detention regime on Nauru.
Those years placed enormous barriers between Yasaman and the ordinary ambitions of a teenage girl. Her freedom, education and ability to plan for her future were restricted. During her time on Nauru, she began finding ways to make her voice heard. She communicated with journalists and advocates outside the island, shared accounts of life inside detention, and began using writing and poetry as forms of expression and resistance.
In 2018, Yasaman was medically evacuated from Nauru to Australia. Her writing later became part of literary and advocacy projects amplifying the experiences of refugees, women and people affected by forced displacement.
Today, Yasaman is rebuilding the opportunities that were interrupted during her adolescence. She studies Law and Criminal Justice and works as a restorative justice facilitator in Christchurch. She is involved in refugee and ethnic community advocacy as a youth leader and mentor, participates in initiatives supporting meaningful refugee participation, and serves in community governance.
Her journey from a teenage girl forced to leave Iran, through offshore detention, to studying law and helping others navigate systems of justice reflects a continuing belief in resistance, dignity and the ability of women and girls to shape their own futures.
@iranhrdc
#ThroughHerEyes
#InternationalDayOfTheGirl
#DayOfTheGirl
#YasamanBagheri
#RefugeeVoices
#Nauru
#Iran
#HunmanRights