Held in small cabins behind the airport, Hajar Maghames says her family has ‘no resources left to withstand the oppressive situation’
An Iranian family who are now the only refugees held in the Darwin detention centre are trapped in legal limbo, as their lawyers argue there is no basis for their continued detention after eight years in Australia’s offshore system.
Hajar Maghames, 32, said she had “no resources left to withstand the oppressive situation” facing her parents, Malakeh and Yaghob, and her brother Abbas.
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