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Actor Douglas Booth on 'shocking' Iraq visit

British actor Douglas Booth who was in Great Expectations and the Riot Club has just returned from a trip to Iraq where he's been meeting refugees from both Syria and Iraq.
The 24-year-old wants to challenge the negative stereotypes of young male refugees.
He described the "shocking" stories he'd heard from people who'd been freed from IS-control, such as not being allowed to listen to music, go to school or wear symbols on their football shirts.

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