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'''Peter Qasim''' ({{lang-ur|پیٹر قاسم}}) was the longest-serving detainee in [[Immigration detention in Australia|Australian immigration detention]], having been detained there for over seven years. He had not been [[deported]] because he was [[stateless person|stateless]]. He was detained at [[Baxter Immigration Reception and Processing Centre]]<ref name="srv"/> before being transferred to an Adelaide psychiatric facility.<ref name="lsd">{{Cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/06/20/1119119768388.html |title=Longest serving detainee offered new visa |access-date=23 September 2012 |date=20 June 2005 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media }}</ref> | '''Peter Qasim''' ({{lang-ur|پیٹر قاسم}}) was the longest-serving detainee in [[Immigration detention in Australia|Australian immigration detention]], having been detained there for over seven years. He had not been [[deported]] because he was [[stateless person|stateless]]. He was detained at [[Baxter Immigration Reception and Processing Centre]]<ref name="srv"/> before being transferred to an Adelaide psychiatric facility.<ref name="lsd">{{Cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/06/20/1119119768388.html |title=Longest serving detainee offered new visa |access-date=23 September 2012 |date=20 June 2005 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media }}</ref> | ||
He had applied to over 80 countries for [[Political asylum|asylum]], but had not been accepted.<ref name="qgr">{{Cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/06/22/1119321780825.html |title=Qasim's grim record-beating spell to end in days |access-date=23 September 2012 |date=22 June 2005 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media }}</ref> This includes India, which claims sovereignty over [[Kashmir]], from where Qasim originates.<ref name="srv">{{Cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10125379 |title=Stateless refugee 'victim' of Australian immigration policy |author=Kathy Marks |access-date=23 September 2012 |date=13 May 2005 |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald |publisher=APN Holdings NZ }}</ref> | He had applied to over 80 countries for [[Political asylum|asylum]], but had not been accepted.<ref name="qgr">{{Cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/06/22/1119321780825.html |title=Qasim's grim record-beating spell to end in days |access-date=23 September 2012 |date=22 June 2005 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media }}</ref> This includes [[India]], which claims sovereignty over [[Kashmir]], from where Qasim originates.<ref name="srv">{{Cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10125379 |title=Stateless refugee 'victim' of Australian immigration policy |author=Kathy Marks |access-date=23 September 2012 |date=13 May 2005 |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald |publisher=APN Holdings NZ }}</ref> | ||
==Detention in Australia== | ==Detention in Australia== | ||
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On 16 July 2005 Qasim was granted a [[Visa (document)|bridging visa]] by the Australian government.<ref name="lsr">{{Cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/free-at-last/2005/07/17/1121538857183.html |title=Labor says released Qasim deserves permanency |access-date=23 September 2012 |date=17 July 2005 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media }}</ref> The visa granted permission to work and to receive welfare benefits. He spent a total of six years and 10 months in detention.<ref name="ola">{{Cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/our-lives-are-in-limbo-former-detainees/2008/01/04/1198950073964.html |title=Our lives are in limbo: former detainees |author=Andra Jackson |access-date=23 September 2012 |date=5 January 2008 |newspaper=The Age |publisher=The Age Company }}</ref> | On 16 July 2005 Qasim was granted a [[Visa (document)|bridging visa]] by the Australian government.<ref name="lsr">{{Cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/free-at-last/2005/07/17/1121538857183.html |title=Labor says released Qasim deserves permanency |access-date=23 September 2012 |date=17 July 2005 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media }}</ref> The visa granted permission to work and to receive welfare benefits. He spent a total of six years and 10 months in detention.<ref name="ola">{{Cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/our-lives-are-in-limbo-former-detainees/2008/01/04/1198950073964.html |title=Our lives are in limbo: former detainees |author=Andra Jackson |access-date=23 September 2012 |date=5 January 2008 |newspaper=The Age |publisher=The Age Company }}</ref> | ||
He is still holding a bridging | He is still holding a bridging visa as of September 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/forgotten-a-lonely-life-lived-without-hope-20130906-2taey.html |title=Forgotten: a lonely life lived without hope |access-date=1 February 2014 |date= 7 September 2013 |author=Andra Jackson |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media }}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 05:27, 18 January 2022
Peter Qasim | |
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| Born | 14 May 1974 |
| Known for | The longest-serving detainee within the Australian immigration detention system |
Peter Qasim (Urdu: پیٹر قاسم) was the longest-serving detainee in Australian immigration detention, having been detained there for over seven years. He had not been deported because he was stateless. He was detained at Baxter Immigration Reception and Processing Centre[1] before being transferred to an Adelaide psychiatric facility.[2]
He had applied to over 80 countries for asylum, but had not been accepted.[3] This includes India, which claims sovereignty over Kashmir, from where Qasim originates.[1]
Detention in Australia
In personal accounts Qasim described escaping from his home village of Gopalla in India, into Pakistan, then through Singapore and Papua New Guinea onto Australia. Qasim's provenance, however, proved difficult to verify due to a lack of supporting documentation or witnesses. This lack of evidence, and numerous unsuccessful attempts to validate Qasim's story were primarily responsible for his prolonged period of detention.[4]
His case has been publicised by the well-known Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith.[5] Australian authorities have maintained that he has not proven his nationality. He was invited to apply for a new visa on 20 June 2005. In 2005, Qasim was 31 years old, and was held at Baxter Detention Centre until, on 9 June 2005, he was moved to a psychiatric hospital. He received treatment for depression.[6]
Release
On 16 July 2005 Qasim was granted a bridging visa by the Australian government.[7] The visa granted permission to work and to receive welfare benefits. He spent a total of six years and 10 months in detention.[8]
He is still holding a bridging visa as of September 2013.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kathy Marks (13 May 2005). "Stateless refugee 'victim' of Australian immigration policy". The New Zealand Herald. APN Holdings NZ. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ↑ "Longest serving detainee offered new visa". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 20 June 2005. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ↑ "Qasim's grim record-beating spell to end in days". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 22 June 2005. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ↑ "Life in detention for seven years" The Age. Saturday 5 March 2005. Retrieved on 2 May 2013]
- ↑ "Longest-serving detainee moved to psychiatric hospital". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ↑ "Australia frees 'Indian' migrant". BBC News. 17 July 2005. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ↑ "Labor says released Qasim deserves permanency". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 17 July 2005. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ↑ Andra Jackson (5 January 2008). "Our lives are in limbo: former detainees". The Age. The Age Company. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ↑ Andra Jackson (7 September 2013). "Forgotten: a lonely life lived without hope". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 February 2014.