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Hamed Shamshiripour 15b - 'Brother' poem

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Killing Hamed Shamshiripour

A banner reading 'RIP HAMED' is hung on a soccer goal post in the Manus RPC. [imagecaption] Banner hung at Lombrum Camp, 2017. [/imagecaption]

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‘Brother, we have died from estrangement in captivity. 
We were condemned to die five years ago in captivity.‘ 

[imagecaption] This poem was written by poet, Mohammad Ali Maleki, who has been imprisoned on Manus Island since 2013. [/imagecaption]


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