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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.

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