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This is the most beautiful moment of my life and one that I would like to share with you all. After 2,737 days locked up in detention – I am free.
Thank you to all of the amazing people who helped me to stay strong.
#GameOver
Thank you to all of the amazing people who helped me to stay strong.
#GameOver
I have been in contact with many wonderful people in Australia who have supported my resistance. I have been fighting for my freedom for a long time, and without you it would not have been possible.
We need to continue to think about the people who remain in detention. There will still be 14 people locked up behind the tinted glass. There are also refugees from Manus and Nauru in MITA, BITA, Kangaroo Point and other detention centres, struggling behind fences.
They don't have a voice. They need your help. The reason that I've been able to stay strong for 8 years is because I never felt that I was alone. I always felt that there were people in Australia who cared about me. People who didn’t support with this cruel policy of torture.
I believe the power of the people can crumble the walls of oppression & my freedom today is proof. I've seen the pain of my brothers in detention, I've listened to their sad stories. If they weren't in danger in their homeland, they wouldn't have fled & left everything behind.
Most of these people are now in your land, but still waiting for their freedom. These people have families and friends just like you. These people are human. These people have hopes and dreams, they are already a part of this society. Yet they need your help.
If I am able to obtain my freedom, there should be the opportunity for the others seeking asylum to have their freedom as well. Until all of us are free, none of us are truly free.