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.

ABF bullying refugees on Manus Island

Dear Prime Minister,

It is becoming impossible to keep up with the daily atrocities on Manus Island. Buildings are demolished, food is restricted, services are removed. Australia is treating refugees like shooting fish in a barrel. In the increasing chaos, the men are issued with notices like this:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155426893772716&set=a.47736032715.56485.547502715&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155426893772716&set=a.47736032715.56485.547502715&type=3&theater

The illegal behaviour is all Australia's. Bring all refugees on Manus Island and Nauru to Australia now.

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