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MESSAGE FROM THE BARRACKS.
My name is Omar.
I lived in the barracks for two months.
Today I'm using Freedom from Torture's platform to speak to you directly about the crisis of the UK government’s prison camps for refugees.
Please share my message.
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My name is Omar.
I lived in the barracks for two months.
Today I'm using Freedom from Torture's platform to speak to you directly about the crisis of the UK government’s prison camps for refugees.
Please share my message.
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I come from a country that has continuous wars. So when I first arrived at the barracks and saw the fences, the metal gates and the security guards, I was shocked and afraid.
I never thought the hardest part of my journey would be when I arrived in the UK.
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I never thought the hardest part of my journey would be when I arrived in the UK.
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While I was there, a man in my room caught Covid-19 symptoms.
He was coughing in the confined space where we were sleeping. He'd also lost his sense of taste and smell.
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He was coughing in the confined space where we were sleeping. He'd also lost his sense of taste and smell.
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