A letter to … Australia's immigration minister from a refugee | Refugees
I have been imprisoned for almost nine years, since I was 15, and have been told my life is in your hands.
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I have been imprisoned for almost nine years, since I was 15, and have been told my life is in your hands.
Listen to this story: In 2013, Mehdi Ali fled his home country, where he was a member of a persecuted ethnic minority, and made his way to Australia.
At least 75 other refugees who are now inside Australia are still languishing behind bars facing an uncertain future.
Six other refugees have been granted visas in Australia and have been released from immigration detention, while being granted temporary release while
Since age 15, Mehdi and Adnan have been held by a system that considers them illegal. Eight years later, they ask: Why?