Petition updateMalcolm Turnbull, please allow Fariborz's family to bring his body to AustraliaUnbelievable - The Aus Govt won't let Fariborz's mother attend his funeral

Luisa LowSydney, Australia
Jul 17, 2018
Dear supporters,
The Guardian has this afternoon reported that Fariborz's body will be coming to Australia, after intense pressure and private donations to give him a dignified burial.
Ben Doherty and Saba Vasefi wrote, "The body of Fariborz Karami, the Iranian asylum seeker who took his own life on Nauru more than a month ago, has been flown to Brisbane after an emotional standoff about where he would be buried and donations from anonymous philanthropists in Australia to cover the cost of his funeral."
However, Fariborz's mother, Mansour Beigi, will not get the chance to say good bye to her son for the last time: the Australian Border Force has refused her entry to Australia to attend her own son's funeral.
They simply told her, “The ABF does not support your request."
There really seems to be no end to Australia's cruelty. Our country already has blood on its hands - Fariborz's suicide was the direct result of being held in detention with no end in sight.
As a result of the Australian Border Force's inhumane treatment of refugees and asylum seekers, Fariborz is dead. He had completely lost faith, and now his mother's only remaining hope is to have the chance to say goodbye to him properly.
Fariborz's mum, young brother and wife are suffering so immensely, not only from being held in appalling conditions on Nauru, but for having lost someone so precious and dear to them.
It's something many of us have experienced before, just not in such dire and dismal circumstances. Circumstances which could have been prevented if only our Government treated people with humanity.
Already, Mansour has spoken out in fear of her son's and her own declining mental health. Fariborz's wife's reaction to his death has been heartbreaking. By not allowing his family to attend his funeral, we are condemning them to even further horrors.
Australia, it's time to do the right thing and allow Fariborz's family to attend his funeral.
In solidarity,
Luisa Low and Julie Macken
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