Lives in Transit
Having fled terrorism in native Somalia Asha gives her few remaining dollars to a trafficker hoping for a new life in Ireland only to discover that her troubles have just begun.
Based on a true story.
Having suffered rape and violence in her native Somalia at the hands of the terrorist cult Al-Shabaab, Asha hands over her few remaining dollars to a trafficker in the hope of finding a life for herself and her daughter in Ireland. But after years of failed asylum applications Asha鈥檚 troubles seem no closer to a resolution. Threatened with deportation by the Irish government, Asha flees northwards to the UK, in a desperate attempt to avoid being returned to almost certain death. There begins an endless cycle of to-ing and fro-ing between Britain and Ireland, as neither country seems prepared to accept her claim for asylum. Again and again she is returned to Dublin, (ironically under the Dublin agreement) and again and again she flees north to Belfast to begin her application all over again.
Cast:
Asha Suleman ... Raquel McKee
Thomas ... Jonathan Harden
Interpreter ... Farshid Rokey
Civil Servant ... Ain茅 McCartney
The Landlord ... Tony Flynn
Yasmin ... Nimmy March
Writer ... Rosemary Jenkinson
Producer ... Eoin O'Callaghan
成人快手 NI Radio Drama Production
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Broadcasts
- Tue 12 Jan 2021 14:15成人快手 Radio 4
- Thu 12 Dec 2024 14:15成人快手 Radio 4 FM
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