A refugee who fled Iran and spent more than seven years in detention has been told he will not be settled in Australia and has days to decide where he wants to go. auspol
A refugee who spent more than seven years in immigration detention, including on Manus Island, has been told he will not be settled in Australia and has days to decide where he should go.
He was released from the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation centre in Broadmeadows on his 40th birthday in December 2020 after 7½ years in detention. The artist wants to challenge the government and will be seeking what legal options are available to him, but said he will not be responding to the letter.“I thought when Labor got into power they would send a letter of apology for the tortures I endured over 10 years, not a letter telling me I need to again be moved cruelly.”