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Medically vulnerable refugees in Australia hotels finally freed
Melbourne, Australia – It was the morning of Farhad Bandesh’s 39th birthday when he received the phone call confirming his freedom.“I was shocked. I couldn’t believe it,” he said.Farhad is one of 65 refugees who have been interned in hotels in Melbourne by the Australian Government for the last 18 months.Through a long and complicated legal process he was granted a temporary visa on 11 December 2020, and described his new found freedom as “a gift”.This week, it was announced that most of the dozens of men interned in another hotel would also be released on temporary visas.The fight for...…Melbourne, Australia – It was the morning of Farhad Bandesh’s 39th birthday when he received the phone call confirming his freedom.“I was shocked. I couldn’t believe it,” he said.Farhad is one of 65 refugees who have been interned in hotels in Melbourne by the Australian Government for the last 18 months.Through a long and complicated legal process he was granted a temporary visa on 11 December 2020, and described his new found freedom as “a gift”.This week, it was announced that most of the dozens of men interned in another hotel would also be released on temporary visas.The fight for...WW…
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