A strong friendship between two young boys can grow even in the harshest of environments. 'Informal settlement' near Chtoura, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. Julian Zerressen for the International Detention Coalition. All rights reserved.
“I was five when we came” said a young Afghani girl, detained in Australia. She speaks with that broad roll, distinctive of Australian accents. Even though she has travelled from a country on the other side of the world, she has now been in immigration detention in Australia long enough for it to have changed her speech: “we’ve been here for three years, so for a pretty long time.”
“Why are they treating us like criminals when we’ve done nothing wrong?” These are the words of Emir, 16, held in Moria detention centre on the Greek island of Lesvos. Having survived a life-threatening journey from Syria, Emir is now unable to leave the facilities.
