'I'm dying every day out of fear in Australia' - a Tamil asylum-seeker

A Sri Lankan asylum-seeker waiting for imminent deportation from Australia shares his plight with SBS Tamil.

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Under Operation Sovereign Borders, refugee boats were being pushed back into Indonesian waters against Indonesia's express wishes
Under Operation Sovereign Borders, refugee boats were being pushed back into Indonesian waters against Indonesia's express wishes. Source: AAP
Sri Lankan Navy stand guard where fishermen captured two suspected Tamil Tiger rebels on an apparent suicide mission in Pamunuwa, June 17, 2006.
Sri Lankan Navy stand guard where fishermen captured two suspected Tamil Tiger rebels on an apparent suicide mission in Pamunuwa, June 17, 2006. Source: AAP
A civilian at a Buddhist temple in Colombo, June 2006, a country that suffered nearly two decades of civil war and the Asian tsunami.
A civilian at a Buddhist temple in Colombo, June 2006; the country suffered nearly two decades of civil war and the Asian tsunami. Source: AAP
Rally calling to stop the deportation of Priya, Nades and their children back to  Sri Lanka, at the State Library,  Melbourne, June 24th, 2018.
Priya and Nades Murugappan, and their two Australian-born children have been detained on Christmas Island since August last year. Source: AAP

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