Refugees stage roof protest at Darwin detention centre

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Rooftop protest inside Darwin detention centre, September 15. Photo: Peter Robson

Five refugees staged a rooftop protest for a several hours at the Northern Immigration Detention Centre on September 15.

The group carried banners reading: “We need help” and “People smugglers and [the Department of Immigration and Citizenship] are the same, both playing with our life.”

The refugees called for shorter processing times for their claims.

One of the protesters said he was from Kuwait and had spent 16 months in detention. “I am not the longest one here, either,” he said.

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