Ruth Halbert
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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.

Letters to Tyranny #61

Dear Prime Minister,

Why was the 26-year-old Iranian, alias Spik, removed from Maribyrnong Detention Centre last week in handcuffs during the night and sent to Christmas Island? He is on of the victims of the attack in 2014 when Reza Barati was killed. His refugee status has not been completed and he suffers on going health problems from his injuries. Why has he been locked in with the 200 Australian prisoners who, according to Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, include some of  Australia's "most hardened criminals"?

End this cruel and malicious policy towards asylum  seekers and bring them here.

Ruth Halbert

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