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Message from the 11 Asylum seekers
by Refugees on Nauru.
Monday December 15, 2003 at 09:12 AM
Message from the 11 Asylum seekers who have today
joined the hunger strike with the 9 already going
without food and water since 9 am Wednesday morning.
10th December.
We asylum seekers of Nauru Island would like to request all Humanitarian Organisations for Migration and Human Rights Organisations to pay attention to our circumstances and help us.
We escaped from our country of origin because of the serious fear of death and persecution, and wanted to live in peace, prosperity, away from war and all other dangers that we left behind. We came to take refuge in a country which used to be pro-democracy, and accept and help refugees.
But unfortunately we have been isolated and put in the worst isolated part of the world named Nauru and in a gaol called Topside, without having any sin and committing any crime. Since we believe that seeking asylum and wishing to live in peace and prosperity is not a crime.
So we raise our oppressed voice to you and all the world.
We started a hunger strike because we got no other option.
Our message is very clear.
We do not have enough strength to be in gaol any more.
We made our decision that either we should be released from this gaol or we should die. The Australian government and all international organisations for migration and all other International Organisations for Human Rights would be responsible for our death.
We raise our oppressed voice and, if you take a positive stand and help us to be released from this gaol for the sake of humanity and human rights we would thank you and be grateful to you. If the Australian government does not respond to our strike and do not do anything, then we will also join them in the hunger strike next time.
This is our message to all humanitarian organisations, to listen to us, and know what is happening on Nauru.
If the Australian government does not respond, then we are grateful to you as well, and we will terminate our lives in this hunger strike.
Thanks Refugees on Nauru.
members.optusnet.com.au/hazara/hungerstrike.htm
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