Dear Khodayar, another refugee has died on Nauru. This man
is called Rakib and has fled from Bangladesh. He was another one who didn’t
find safety here – only torture and death. And of course there is young Hodan
from Somalia. She burnt herself on Nauru and is still alive but in a critical
condition. I hope that she doesn’t die but I know that the injuries she has
received will cause her horrible suffering.
A monster is eating human flesh. Taking one life and then
another. You were also consumed by this monster Khodayar, and I don’t know when
this killing will stop. This is an evil and wicked thing that Australia is
doing. A country created by dispossession and genocide. And these crimes too
were cloaked in lies. This is the country of the White Australia Policy and of
pogroms against the Chinese miners. Now this same violence is directed against
different people; people like you who flee from wars in boats. This savagery is
a corrosive poison for all who touch it. Thank you for giving us the antidote.
Love Stephen Clendinnen
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