The Wire

With the Australian government refusing to accept any UNHCR refugees registered after July 1 in Indonesia, there is increasing pressure on the country’s capacity to house refugees. Despite this, a community of refugees, many of them of Hazara origins, are making the best of a bad situation. They have started a school, funded by film-maker Jolyon Hoff and other Australians, in order to educate their children about their culture. They also are learning English, optimistic that one day they will finally be able to settle in Australia.