Khan has come under pressure from Serco and Border Force for speaking out. Another Medevac refugee, Abu Bakr, who is now imprisoned in the Broadmeadows Detention Centre, expressed his thanks to supporters via phone. “We are alive because of your support and you have given us hope. We have been moving [between] so many detention centres without reason. As you know, we have been suffering in detention centres for eight years.” RAC member Lucy Honan said protests and legal action spurred on the release of 60 refugees from hotel prison in January. The protesters marched to the Park Hotel, demanding freedom for all refugees.