My name is Narges. I arrived in Australia in 2013 with my family, my husband and our three children, by boat. I was eager to study and learn English, with many plans and aspirations. However, upon arrival at Christmas Island, we were forced into detention centres, where we remained for a year before being transferred
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I am Rathy Barthlote. I am co-founder of Refugee Women Action for Visa Equality. I fled genocide in Sri-Lanka with my husband in 2006 and sought temporary refuge in India before arriving in Australia as an asylum seeker in 2013. I have two children. My first child was born in India and my second child,
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When I was just 14 years old, my family had to flee Iran. We came by sea and didn’t know if we would survive the journey but we took that chance to seek a safer life in Australia. For the first few years we were moved through detention centres until we were able to settle
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My name is Parisa Ramak, an Iranian-Kurdish woman who has been living in Australia for nearly 12 years. We fled Iran in 2013 when our son was just two years old, searching for safety and peace. Over these years, my family and I have strived to make meaningful contributions to the community here while enduring
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