Ruth Halbert
artist, weaver
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Blog: Dear Prime Minister

On July 30 2016 I started writing letters to the Prime Minister of Australia to protest against the imprisonment and torture of the asylum seekers in the offshore detention centres of Manus Island and Nauru. I started with the intention of writing a letter a day for every person in detention until they are all freed. There are more than 1800 asylum seekers in off shore detention. These are those letters and any response from Mr Turnbull.

For the 128th man on Manus Island

Dear Prime Minister,

On behalf of the 128th detainee on Manus Island I am continuing to write to you, despite the mounting evidence of your wilful disregard of facts and law and your commitment to nothing except your next political win. In my future letters I will share the words and images from current detainees and former refugees, especially their poetry and art works.

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