Rallies to free Manus Island and Nauru asylum seekers around Australia

A protester holds a placard during the Evacuate Manus and Nauru Protest in Sydney last year

معترض با پلاکارتی که روی آن نوشته است: «کمپ‌های مرگ را همین اکنون ببندید». Source: AAP

Rallies to free Manus Island and Nauru asylum seekers have been held around Australia. Protesters called for an end to six -years of offshore detention. XXX reports. [[Script]] Placards reading "bring them home" were held aloft as protesters called for the Morrison Government to allow asylum seekers into Australia. Crowds turned out in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin [[Saturday]]. Refugee Action Collective spokesman, Chris Breen says the time has come for a change in policy.



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