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Iraq – Homeward Bound

By Chris Afir • Oct 5th, 2008 • Category: Middle East

The long-awaited fourth and final part in Chris Afir’s account of being incarcerated in an Iraqi prison cell: Following 17 days in an Iraqi prison in 2005, Chris Afir and companion, Zim, finally get a military escort out of the country.



Iraq – Freedom At Last!

By Chris Afir • Apr 4th, 2008 • Category: Middle East

Welcome to Iraq… At last! Part 3 in Chris Afir’s gripping tale of life in a squalid Iraqi prison cell and the eventual, long-awaited taste of sweet freedom



Iraq – Left To Rot In An Iraqi Prison

By Chris Afir • Jan 14th, 2008 • Category: Middle East

Chris Afir languishes in an Iraqi prison, simply for having the temerity to enter the country. Part 2 of this gripping tale of gross injustice.



Iraq – Jailhouse Blues

By Chris Afir • Nov 5th, 2007 • Category: Middle East

We crossed the border in search of cheaper accommodation. We never realised it would be free. The first in three parts of this compelling first-hand account of life in an Iraqi Prison.