Published: 19 April 2016
Last updated: 4 March 2024
'We are the forgotten people': the anguish of Australia's 'invisible' asylum seekers – Ben Doherty & Abdul Karim Hekmat - The Guardian 13.04.16
Nearly 29,000 asylum seekers are in Australia on temporary ‘bridging visas’. These people may be free from detention but – with many denied education, healthcare and the right to work – they remain locked in desperate poverty and with no idea what their futures hold.
See Guardian Australia investigation and video [1:50] here
And see:
‘Do not oppress the stranger’ February 16, 2016
History will record who resisted hatred, who didn’t December 26, 2015
What are Australian Jews doing to ‘welcome the stranger’? December 12, 2015
Comments
No comments on this article yet. Be the first to add your thoughts.