Children in detention highlighted at World Refugee Day protest in Melbourne

June 21, 2015
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On June 21, thousands of people rallied in Melbourne against the Australian government's ongoing cruelty to refugees, especially highlighting abuses against children in detention.

Mohammad Ali Baqiri, a refugee who was locked up on Nauru as a child in 2001 said: "Having experienced the horror of Nauru, no one should be locked up there."

Vivian Malo and Robert Thorpe from First Nations Liberation condemned the racist government and offered First Nations passports for refugees.

A coffin was brought to the rally to symbolise the death of human rights in Australia.

Photos: Ali Bakhtiarvandi

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