Refugee activists in Melbourne organised a candle lit vigil on November 30 to condemn the federal government's racist policies against refugees.
Mohammed Bakhtiari, a former detainee on Nauru, said: "We need to demonstrate to people that we have rights too".
Photos by Ali Bakhtiarvandi:
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