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| Iranian asylum seeker climbs crane in Nauru to protest detention of children | Iranian asylum seeker climbs crane in Nauru to protest detention of children |
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| A Iranian asylum seeker in detention on Nauru has staged a protest by climbing to the top of a crane to demand the release of all children from detention. | A Iranian asylum seeker in detention on Nauru has staged a protest by climbing to the top of a crane to demand the release of all children from detention. |
| Reza Khestinzhad has been held in detention on Nauru, with his sister, for 21 months. He scaled the crane early on Friday and refused to come down. | Reza Khestinzhad has been held in detention on Nauru, with his sister, for 21 months. He scaled the crane early on Friday and refused to come down. |
| He spoke to Guardian Australia by phone from the crane, saying that children on Nauru were desperate “because they have no future”. | He spoke to Guardian Australia by phone from the crane, saying that children on Nauru were desperate “because they have no future”. |
| “My position here is very bad, but I have to give my message. The children on Nauru need help, they have been here too long. We are all suffer[ing] here, we are all depress[ed], we are all on medication because our health is bad. | “My position here is very bad, but I have to give my message. The children on Nauru need help, they have been here too long. We are all suffer[ing] here, we are all depress[ed], we are all on medication because our health is bad. |
| “But it is the worst for the children. They should be free.” | “But it is the worst for the children. They should be free.” |
| He is carrying a massive banner he made that reads World: Kids in Nauru Need Help. | He is carrying a massive banner he made that reads World: Kids in Nauru Need Help. |
| Currently, there are 95 children in detention in Nauru. | Currently, there are 95 children in detention in Nauru. |
| Instances of child sexual and physical abuse, psychological trauma, and disproportionate rates of depression, have been consistently reported from the island. | Instances of child sexual and physical abuse, psychological trauma, and disproportionate rates of depression, have been consistently reported from the island. |
| Senate estimates heard last month that in the two years to the end of September, there were 10 instances of sexual abuse against children, and 82 incidents of physical assault. | Senate estimates heard last month that in the two years to the end of September, there were 10 instances of sexual abuse against children, and 82 incidents of physical assault. |
| Related: Fifth refugee secretly moved from Nauru to Cambodia under $55m deal | |
| No one has ever been charged for an assault against an asylum seeker on Nauru. | No one has ever been charged for an assault against an asylum seeker on Nauru. |
| The crane Khestinzhad climbed is in the detention centre as part of the construction of a new accommodation block. Many of those in detention still live in tents. | The crane Khestinzhad climbed is in the detention centre as part of the construction of a new accommodation block. Many of those in detention still live in tents. |