Khodayar deserved to have safety, to have freedom and to stay alive. He didn't find any of these things in Australia.
When I mention Khodayar's name I think of all those who have died and have been harmed by Australia's brutal border policies.
“I, Khodayar Amini, write the following few
sentences with my blood for those apathetic so called human beings. Yes they did this to me, with slogans of humanity, sentenced me
to death. My crime was that I was a refugee. They tortured me for 37
months and during all these times they treated me in the most cruel and
inhumane way. They violated my basic human right and took away my human
dignity with their false and so called humane slogans. They killed me as
well as many of my friends such as: Nasim Najafi, Reza Rezayee and
Ahmad Ali Jaffari. They were my friends and their crime was that they
had sought asylum in Australia.
“I write this statement with my blood for
those who call themselves human beings, I ask you to stand up for the
rights of refugees and stop people being killed just because they have
become refugees. Humanity is not a slogan; every human being has the
right to live. Living shouldn’t be a crime anymore. Red Cross,
Immigration and the Police killed me with their slogans of humanity and
cruel treatments.”
Khodayar Amini, 18 October, 2015
