Green Left Weekly has been flooded with pleas for help and support from several men on hunger strike in the Nauru detention camp. The two letters below are from 35-year-old Iranian Omid Sorousheh, who has been refusing food the longest, and Amin, who was on his fifth day of hunger strike on November 26.
Both men say they will refuse medical treatment until Australia accepts they have a right to asylum.
***
Dying asylum seeker sends plea to world
My name is OMID SOROUSHEH [boat number] LIC017, one of refugees in Nauru, me and 19 more are on trusts and hunger strike and today [November 25] is 45th day for me. I don’t drink any water for 3 days and don’t eat any food for 45 days.
I don’t stop it until they transfer me back to Australia or let me die here, because what is different between me and others who come after 13th of August that they are going to take in bridge visa and going to city of Australia but me and 399 more must be stay here in very bad situation and when we ask them about the reason they answer us because of your bad luck.
The organisation which has responsible about it is DIAC [department of immigration and citizenship] and IOM [International Organisation for Migration] and immigration of Australia. I send this letter to you to know about my situation and my friends’ situation.
I want to know that does human right decide just by refugees chance or refugees situations?
I want justice. I am human.
I’ve never wish this situation for any human in the world. I want FREEDOM and NAURU must be closed.
From Amin who's on his 5th day of his hunger strike
For what reason and for what uncommitted crime did you bring me to Nauru? Maybe because I was mentally and physically healthy or because of my positive attitude, or even maybe because I cooperated well both with officials and the other refugees?
What is the difference between me and the other people in Australia? Why they have given a bridge visa and I have to be imprisoned in Nauru for several years. We all came … with a same boat, so please give me a reason what the reason of discrimination even in Australia.