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.

Azzam el Sheikh

Dear Prime Minister,

Azzam el Sheikh, a refugee from Lebanon, has now endured 19 days without any medical care for his multiple injuries, despite being in the presence of a GP more than once. He has not even been able to shower or change his clothes. He is still in police custody in Port Moresby even though he has not been charged with any offence. This prolonged cruelty must stop. Bring Azzam el Sheikh to Australia for proper medical treatment.

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