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PIC/20971

National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record

Created: September 2021

Collection Summary

Creator
Batoor, Barat Ali
Title
Flight to Freedom
Date Range
2012-2013
Collection Number
PIC/20971
Extent
89 items
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Special Collections (Pictures)

Introduction

Scope and Contents

A collection of photographs of Barat Ali Batoor's journey and other Hazara asylum seekers as they fled oppression in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2012. Includes the smugglers' route through Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia and on the final sea leg to Austrlaia. The journey to Thailand was undertaken legally, but the illegal journey with people smugglers started on entering Malaysia. The boat from Indonesia did not make it to Australia, running aground on rocks off the coast of Java, with 90 people on board.--Information from acquisitions documentation.

Conditions Governing Access

Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8567122).

Conditions Governing Use

Copying and publishing of this material is subject to copyright restrictions.Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8567122).

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title of item], Flight for Freedom, National Library of Australia, PIC/20971/[item number(s)]'.

Finding Aid Source(s)

Please note: This finding aid comprises captions supplied by the photographer.

Item Descriptions

Hotel in Sungai Kolok, 11/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/1)

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3:00pm. The first part of the treacherous journey for the Hazara refugees starts in Thailand. From there it is boats, jungle and uncertainty. An unaccompanied minor from Afghanistan, stares out of a hotel window in the southern Thai border town of Sungai Kolok during the first part of his land and sea journey as an asylum seeker on his way to Christmas Island, Australia.

Hotel room in Sungai Kolok, 13/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/2)

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8:38am. Pakistani asylum seekers receive Thai SIM cards from the Thai smuggler (centre) in the southern Thai border town of Sungai Kolok during the first part of their land and sea journey as asylum seekers on their way to Christmas Island, Australia.

Internet cafe in Sungai Kolok, 11/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/3)

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6:50pm. Aan unaccompanied minor from Afghanistan, uses a computer at an Internet cafe in the southern Thai border town of Sungai Kolok during the first part of his land and sea journey as an asylum seeker on his way to Christmas Island, Australia.

Sungai Kolok, 11/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/4)

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4:15pm. The first part of the treacherous journey for the Hazara refugees starts in Thailand. From there it is boats, jungle and uncertainty. An unaccompanied minor from Afghanistan, on a bike with an assistant of the Thai smuggler to go out for dinner in the southern Thai border town of Sungai Kolok during the first part of his land and sea journey as an asylum seeker on his way to Christmas Island, Australia.

Sungai Kolok, 11/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/5)

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4:31pm. An unaccompanied minor from Afghanistan with an assistant of the Thai smuggler, reflected in the rear view mirror of a bike. Image taken in the southern Thai border town of Sungai Kolok, during the first part of a his land and sea journey as an asylum seeker on his way to Christmas Island, Australia.

Border crossing, 13/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/6)

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9:51am. The Thai people smuggler and the asylum seekers waiting to take a boat across the border to Malaysia. From there they will travel to Kuala Lumpur. This part of the journey costs $1000

Border crossing, 13/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/7)

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10:02am. The Thai people smuggler shouts over to asylum seekers waiting to take a boat across the border to Malaysia. From there they will travel to Kuala Lumpur. This part of the journey costs $1,000.

Border crossing, 13/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/8)

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10:02am. Pakistani asylum seeker on a boat crossing the border to Malaysia. From there they will travel to Kuala Lumpur. This part of the journey costs $1,000.

Rest in Jungle, 13/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/9)

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1:24pm. Pakistani asylum seekers rest in a jungle half way to Kuala Lumpur after crossing the Thai-Malaysian border on a speed boat while the Malaysian people smugglers use (unidentified) drugs inside the Toyota Corolla.

Rest in Jungle, 13/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/10)

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1:16pm. An unaccompanied minor from Afghanistan, rests in a jungle half way to Kuala Lumpur after crossing the Thai-Malaysian border on a speed boat.

Rest in Jungle, 13/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/11)

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1:19pm. An unaccompanied minor from Afghanistan and Pakistani asylum seekers rest in a jungle half way to Kuala Lumpur after crossing the Thai-Malaysian border on a speed boat.

Rest in Jungle, 13/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/12)

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1:11pm. An unaccompanied minor from Afghanistan and Pakistani asylum seekers rest in a jungle half way to Kuala Lumpur after crossing the Thai-Malaysian border on a speed boat.

Safe House in Kuala Lumpur, 13/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/13)

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9:33am. Exhausted by the trip from Thailand to Kuala Lumpur, involving crossing the border on a speed boat and then 4.5 hours of a road trip, an unaccompanied minor from Afghanistan and Pakastani asylum seekers rest in a house where they were locked in by another smuggler, who would later arrange their trip to Indonesia.

Safe House in Kuala Lumpur, 14/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/14)

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9:43am. Asylum seekers catch up with others, who arrived at this house before them in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Safe House in Kuala Lumpur, 15/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/15)

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8:53am. More people kept arriving at the house in Kuala Lumpur. Three Hazara asylum seekers from Afghanistan taking a rest after their tiring trip from Thailand.

Breakfast at Safe House, 15/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/16)

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9:56am. More people arrived at the house in Kuala Lumpur. Most of the asylum seekers spent their first night at this house and having breakfast. The smuggler provided rations for everyone. The Asylum seekers We were locked up in this house and strictly instructed that no one should try to go outside and no one should remove the curtains and look outside of the windows.

Notes of hope and despair, 15/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/17)

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2:17pm. The house seemed to have been used by the smuggler for a long time to house asylum seekers while their trips were being arranged to Indonesia. Asylum seekers who stayed here previously left notes for following asylum seekers in a notebook wishing for a safe journey to Australia or expressing their desperation about the journey.

The boat of hope, 15/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/18)

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2:18pm. Someone who stayed in the house before, sketched a picture of a boat in the water. The house seemed to have been used by the smuggler for a long time to house asylum seekers while their trips were being arranged to Indonesia. Asylum seekers who stayed here previously left notes for following asylum seekers in a notebook, wishing a safe journey to Australia or expressing their desperation about the journey.

Safe House in Kuala Lumpur, 15/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/19)

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3:03pm. Hazara asylum seekers taking a nap at a house where they were locked up for three nights before their trip to Indonesia. The photographer received news later that the boat these Hazara asylum seekers travelled in to Christmas Island sank. Only the man in the middle of the image survived - the two other men drowned.

Safe House in Kuala Lumpur, 15/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/20)

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2:35pm. Asylum seekers having a quiet moment while locked up in the house for three nights until their trip to Indonesia.

Safe House in Kuala Lumpur, 15/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/21)

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3:50pm. Asylum seekers at a house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Prayer for safe travel, 15/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/22)

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12:50pm. Asylum seekers recite verses of Quran (Muslim holy book) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, before commencing their road and boat trip to Indonesia.

Charity for safety, 15/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/23)

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12:34pm. The house appeared to have been used by the smuggler for a long time to house asylum seekers, while their trips to Indonesia were being arranged. Asylum seekers who stayed here previously, left money and coins for charity and to send away bad omens away and to wish have safe trips ahead.

Safe House in Kuala Lumpur, 15/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/24)

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3:54pm. Asylum seekers at a house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Safe House in Kuala Lumpur, 15/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/25)

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4:16pm. Asylum seekers at a house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Instructions by smuggler, 15/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/26)

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4:31pm. Asylum seekers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, listen to the instructions from the smuggler before taking the boat to Indonesia.

Money collection, 15/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/27)

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11:34pm. After a four-hour boat journey from Kuala Lumpur to Sumatra Island, Indonesia, the sixten asylum seekers are taken to a wooden house in the country for a few hours' rest. Here they also pay the next people-smuggler (centre, squatting) $2,500 each for the next leg of the journey to get them to Jakarta.

Wooden house, 16/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/28)

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12:15am. An asylum seeker rests after a four hour boat journey from Kuala Lumpur to Sumatra Island, Indonesia. The 16 asylum seekers are taken to a wooden house in the country for a few hours rest. Here they also pay the next people smuggler $2,500 each for the next leg of the journey to get them to Jakarta.

Flight to Jakarta, 16/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/29)

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9:53pm. After around twenty one hours of a road trip through Sumatra, the asylum seekers were smuggled into an aeroplane to fly to Jakarta, Indonesia.

Flight to Jakarta, 16/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/30)

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10:52pm. After around 21 hours of a road trip through Sumatra, the asylum seekers were smuggled into an aeroplane to fly to Jakarta, Indonesia.

Flight to Jakarta, 16/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/31)

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10:53pm.After around 21 hours of a road trip through Sumatra, the asylum seekers were smuggled into an aeroplane to fly to Jakarta, Indonesia.

Motel, 17/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/32)

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12:23am. As instructed by the smuggler in Kuala Lumpur, asylum seekers arrive at a motel to spend the night without providing any identification document in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Motel, 17/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/33)

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1:32am. As instructed by the smuggler in Kuala Lumpur, asylum seekers arrive at a motel to spend the night without providing any identification document in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Motel, 17/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/34)

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1:11am. As instructed by the smuggler in Kuala Lumpur, asylum seekers arrive at a motel to spend the night without providing any identification document in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Vegatable market, 18/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/35)

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3:03pm. An asylum seeker walks through a local vegetable market, known amongst asylum seekers as Ganda "rotten" bazaar, in Cisarua, Bogor, Indonesia.

Waterproofing, 20/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/36)

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10:12am. An asylum seeker waterproofing and hiding his money, while another asylum seeker looks on before they get on their boat. The boat carried one hundred and fifty asylum seekers and later sank, when these two men went missing along with eighty eight others, all presmumed drowned.

Swimming at Sabanoos villa, 20/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/37)

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12:11pm. An asylum seeker swims in the swimming pool of the villa he rented with 8 other before they got on their boat. The boat carried one hundred and fifty asylum seekers and sank when nintey drowned.

Swimming at Sabanoos villa, 21/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/38)

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2:59pm. An asylum seeker at the swimming pool of the villa in Cisarua, Bogor, Indonesia, where he rented a room with 8 other asylum seekers before they got on their boat. The boat carried one hundred and fifty asylum seekers and sank when nintey drowned.

Holding breath, 14/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/39)

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10:37am. An asylum seeker practices holding his breath before getting on the boat. Cisarua, Bogor, Indonesia.

Shower after swim, 20/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/40)

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2:43pm. An asylum seeker takes a shower after swimming in the pool of a hotel situated in Cisarua, Bogor, Indonesia.

Hadi, 20/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/41)

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4:42pm. Three asylum seekers at their rented residence in Cisarua, Bogor, Indonesia before they get on their boat. The boat had one hundred and fifty asylum seekers on board and later sank when ninety drowned. The asylum seeker in the centre of the image, went missing when the boat sank and his family still hope for his return.

Britania Supermarket, 26/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/42)

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3:25pm. Outside the Britania Supermarket in Cisarua, Bogor, Indonesia, is where asylum seekers meet to exchange news, contact details for smugglers and hang out with others.

Internet cafe in Cisarua Bogor, 20/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/43)

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6:04pm. Asylum seekers wait for their turn outside an internet cafe for access to a computer.

Jaffary family, 24/02/2013 (Item PIC/20971/44)

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7:01am. A family waits - "We wake up each day hoping this will be the last morning" says the mother of her mixed Afghani-Pakistani Hazara family, claiming asylum in Indonesia.

School portrait, 4/03/2013 (Item PIC/20971/45)

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4:29am. A picture of the family's sons taken on their first day at International Organisation for Migration (IOM) School in Cisarua, Bogor, Indonesia.

International Organisation for Migration (IOM) School, 11/02/2013 (Item PIC/20971/46)

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4:20am. Refugee children attend an informal school facilitated by International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Cisarua, Bogor, Indonesia.

Midnight game in limbo, 3/01/2013 (Item PIC/20971/47)

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12:12pm. Asylum seekers play soccer. They need to find different activities to pass the time in Cisarua, Bogor, Indonesia, while waiting for their applications for resettlement to a third country to be processed at the UNHCR in Indonesia.

Midnight game in limbo, 1/01/2013 (Item PIC/20971/48)

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11:01am. Asylum seekers play soccer. They need to find different activities to pass the time in Cisarua, Bogor, Indonesia, while waiting for their applications resettlement to a third country to be processed at the UNHCR in Indonesia.

After the game, 1/01/2013 (Item PIC/20971/49)

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11:10am. A Hazara asylum seeker rests after a soccer game in Cisarua, Bogor, Indonesia.

Shelter house, 19/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/50)

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4:32pm. A shelter house for under-aged asylum seekers in Puncak, outside of Jakarta, Indonesia. The Puncak area is a strip of hillside holiday towns that has become a safe haven and staging post for asylum seekers. Those awaiting boats to Australia spend their time here until their chance to travel. Others, who have survived sinking boats and have avoided or escaped detention, usually find their way back here to start again.

Shelter house, 19/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/51)

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4:40pm. A shelter house for under-aged asylum seekers in Puncak, outside of Jakarta, Indonesia. The Puncak area is a strip of hillside holiday towns that has become a safe haven and staging post for asylum seekers. Those awaiting boats to Australia spend their time here until their chance to travel. Others, who have survived sinking boats and have avoided or escaped detention, usually find their way back here to start again.

Shelter house, 19/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/52)

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4:44pm. A shelter house for under-aged asylum seekers in Puncak, outside of Jakarta, Indonesia. The Puncak area is a strip of hillside holiday towns that has become a safe haven and staging post for asylum seekers. Those awaiting boats to Australia spend their time here until their chance to travel. Others, who have survived sinking boats and have avoided or escaped detention, usually find their way back here to start again.

Shelter house, 19/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/53)

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4:55pm.A shelter house for under-aged asylum seekers in Puncak, outside of Jakarta, Indonesia. The Puncak area is a strip of hillside holiday towns that has become a safe haven and staging post for asylum seekers. Those awaiting boats to Australia spend their time here until their chance to travel. Others, who have survived sinking boats and have avoided or escaped detention, usually find their way back here to start again.

Shelter house, 19/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/54)

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4:59pm. A shelter house for under-aged asylum seekers in Puncak, outside of Jakarta, Indonesia. The Puncak area is a strip of hillside holiday towns that has become a safe haven and staging post for asylum seekers. Those awaiting boats to Australia spend their time here until their chance to travel. Others, who have survived sinking boats and have avoided or escaped detention, usually find their way back here to start again.

Shelter house, 19/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/55)

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5:14pm. A shelter house for under-aged asylum seekers in Puncak, outside of Jakarta, Indonesia. The Puncak area is a strip of hillside holiday towns that has become a safe haven and staging post for asylum seekers. Those awaiting boats to Australia spend their time here until their chance to travel. Others, who have survived sinking boats and have avoided or escaped detention, usually find their way back here to start again.

Shelter house, 26/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/56)

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3:51pm. A shelter house for under-aged asylum seekers in Puncak, outside of Jakarta, Indonesia. The Puncak area is a strip of hillside holiday towns that has become a safe haven and staging post for asylum seekers. Those awaiting boats to Australia spend their time here until their chance to travel. Others, who have survived sinking boats and have avoided or escaped detention, usually find their way back here to start again.

Shelter house, 26/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/57)

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4:15pm. A shelter house for under-aged asylum seekers in Puncak, outside of Jakarta, Indonesia. The Puncak area is a strip of hillside holiday towns that has become a safe haven and staging post for asylum seekers. Those awaiting boats to Australia spend their time here until their chance to travel. Others, who have survived sinking boats and have avoided or escaped detention, usually find their way back here to start again.

Shelter house, 26/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/58)

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4:18pm. A shelter house for under-aged asylum seekers in Puncak, outside of Jakarta, Indonesia. The Puncak area is a strip of hillside holiday towns that has become a safe haven and staging post for asylum seekers. Those awaiting boats to Australia spend their time here until their chance to travel. Others, who have survived sinking boats and have avoided or escaped detention, usually find their way back here to start again.

Protest for protection, 5/03/2013 (Item PIC/20971/59)

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5:34am. An Afghani family staged a protest outside of the UNHCR office in Jakarta, Indonesia, after their second and final claim for protection was refused.

Life jacket, 2/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/60)

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2:01pm. An asylum seeker tries out his newly purchased life jacket that cost $120. There are often no life jackets on the boats. Bogor, Indonesia.

Meeting smuggler, 19/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/61)

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1:17am. An asylum seeker travels to the place where he is to meet the smuggler. From there, they will head towards the bay with a group of people to start his journey via boat to Christmas Island.

Meeting smuggler, 18/08/2012 (Item PIC/20971/62)

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10:10pm. An asylum seeker travels to the place where he is to meet the smuggler. From there, they will head towards the bay with a group of people to start his journey via boat to Christmas Island.

Towards the main vessel, 21/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/63)

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12:14am. After receiving a call at midnight, the asylum seekers have their phones taken off them and are transported to an umknown location. On arrival, they are put on small boats that take them out to a larger boat anchored at sea, which hopefully gets them to Christmas Island, Australia, where they will spend years in a detention centre having their refugee status assessed. If they are successful, they will be released into the community where they have a further wait of two or more years before they can apply to bring their families to Australia.

Towards the main vessel, 21/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/64)

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12:14am. After receiving a call at midnight, the asylum seekers have their phones taken off them and are transported to an umknown location. On arrival, they are put on small boats that take them out to a larger boat anchored at sea, which hopefully gets them to Christmas Island, Australia, where they will spend years in a detention centre having their refugee status assessed. If they are successful, they will be released into the community where they have a further wait of two or more years before they can apply to bring their families to Australia.

Below the deck, 21/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/65)

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12:06pm. On the first day on the boat, nintey three passengers are held below deck to avoid being seen by the water police, who patrol the waters looking for people smugglers.

Below the deck, 21/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/66)

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12:06pm. 12:06pm. On the first day on the boat, nintey three passengers are held below deck to avoid being seen by the water police, who patrol the waters looking for people smugglers.

Below the deck, 21/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/67)

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12:10pm. 12:06pm. On the first day on the boat, nintey three passengers are held below deck to avoid being seen by the water police, who patrol the waters looking for people smugglers.

Below the deck coming up for air, 21/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/68)

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12:11pm. With nintey three passengers below deck, hiding from the water police, they take it in turns to come up for fresh air on the first day at sea.

Below the deck coming up for air, 21/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/69)

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12:12pm. With nintey three passengers below deck, hiding from the water police, they take it in turns to come up for fresh air on the first day at sea.

First day at sea, 21/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/70)

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12:15pm. With nintey three passengers below deck, hiding from the water police, they take it in turns to come up for fresh air on the first day at sea. Winner of 2013 Nikon-Walkley Photo of the Year award.

Boat in distress, 22/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/71)

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4:27am. After a terrifying night at sea in the sinking boat, the sun comes up and the passengers prepare for the worst - that they will end up alone and they will die in the sea.

Boat in distress, 21/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/72)

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1:28pm. After a terrifying night at sea in the sinking boat, the sun comes up and the passengers prepare for the worst - that they will end up alone and they will die in the sea.

Boat in distress, 22/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/73)

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3:46am. After a terrifying night at sea in the sinking boat, the sun comes up and the passengers prepare for the worst - that they will end up alone and they will die in the sea.

Boat in distress, 22/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/74)

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3:47am. After a terrifying night at sea in the sinking boat, the sun comes up and the passengers prepare for the worst - that they will end up alone and they will die in the sea.

Boat in distress, 22/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/75)

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3:47am. After a terrifying night at sea in the sinking boat, the sun comes up and the passengers prepare for the worst - that they will end up alone and they will die in the sea.

Waving life jacket, 22/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/76)

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3:52am. On the second day the boat is in trouble and taking in water - the passengers frantically wave their life jackets hoping to attract the attention of other boats.

Waving life jackets, 22/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/77)

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3:55am. On the second day the boat is in trouble and taking in water - the passengers frantically wave their life jackets hoping to attract the attention of other boats.

Boat in distress, 22/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/78)

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3:58am. After a terrifying night at sea in the sinking boat, the sun comes up and the passengers prepare for the worst - that they will end up alone and will die at sea.

Boat in distress, 22/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/79)

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4:08am. After a terrifying night at sea in the sinking boat, the sun comes up and the passengers prepare for the worst - that they will end up alone and will die at sea.

Fixing the water pump, 22/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/80)

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6:14am. The Indonesian boat crew working to fix the water pump below deck.

Bailing water, 22/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/81)

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6:19am. After the boat continued to leak and the water pump had stopped working, asylum seekers bail water with pots and buckets.

Island of hope, 22/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/82)

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6:55am. After a terrifying few days at sea in a sinking boat, the captain decided to turn back towards Indonesia. After travelling for around seven and a half hours an island was sighted - a huge relief as everyone had a sign of hope for their survival.

Bailing water, 22/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/83)

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6:56am. After the boat continued to leak and the water pump had stopped working, asylum seekers bail water with pots and buckets.

Bailing water, 22/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/84)

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6:57am. After the boat continued to leak and the water pump had stopped working, asylum seekers bail water with pots and buckets.

Island of hope, 22/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/85)

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7:35am. After a terrifying few days at sea in a sinking boat, the captain decided to turn back towards Indonesia. After travelling for around seven and a half hours an island was sighted - a huge relief as everyone had a sign of hope for their survival.

Scrambling off the boat, 22/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/86)

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7:40am. Finally approaching land, the asylum seekers scrambled off the boat and over submerged rocks into the thick forests of Ujung Kulon, a remote peninsula at the extreme western end of Java, Indonesia. Discarding dozens of lifejackets on the beach, they moved into the jungle, splitting up into groups as they quarrelled over what to do next. After 2 days without food or water, they were arrested by the water police and taken to an immigration detention centre in Serang, Indonesia.

Boat in distress, 22/09/2012 (Item PIC/20971/87)

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4:01am. After a terrifying night at sea in a sinking boat, the sun comes up and the passengers prepare for the worst - that they will end up alone and they will die at sea.

Medical test, 6/02/2013 (Item PIC/20971/88)

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2:25am. An Hazara man holds his son while undergoing a medical test as part of his visa application requirement for Australia, through UNHCR's humanitarian program.

Curiosity, 6/02/2013 (Item PIC/20971/89)

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2:33am. A young Hazara girl observes a refugee giving a blood sample, as part of his visa application requirement for Australia, through UNHCR's humanitarian program.


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