tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17639100.post691721192268579283..comments2024-01-30T20:05:29.835+10:00Comments on Woolly Days: From Burma to Brisbane: A tale of Rohingya resilienceDerek Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15581505641163336050noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17639100.post-29170517550697280742011-01-15T21:26:01.159+10:002011-01-15T21:26:01.159+10:00People smuggler is a person who carry to cross the...People smuggler is a person who carry to cross the border with little amount and confronting himself into imprisonment.<br /><br />People smugglers are not trafficker nor refugees are trafficked. Refugees have to hire any smuggler to cross the border where restricted Laws applied against refugees.<br /> <br />If 3 parties are charged in trafficking case, why not this apply similarly on smuggling case. Is not against the clause?Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17639100.post-80093103684177773032009-08-15T21:57:00.375+10:002009-08-15T21:57:00.375+10:00Yes "anonymous" I've met him and I&#...Yes "anonymous" I've met him and I'm sure Sujuaddin is a real helper. That includes helping people stuck in the camps. <br /><br />How about a dose of that truth for yourself - there is no "devil and evil" in Australia or anywhere else for that matter - just people.Derek Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581505641163336050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17639100.post-47218700094524827712009-08-15T21:26:27.797+10:002009-08-15T21:26:27.797+10:00are you guys sure he is a real helper .Can you th...are you guys sure he is a real helper .Can you think that he is the main hand in smuggling people from Malaysia and Bangladesh camp????<br />Australia is dishonored to have devil and evil like him .THE TRUTH WILL REVEAL ONE DAY .keep watch ..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17639100.post-59169965773517799002009-06-27T21:03:44.361+10:002009-06-27T21:03:44.361+10:00yes that's me. And Australian!yes that's me. And Australian!Derek Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581505641163336050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17639100.post-91311126901884539282009-06-27T20:13:25.596+10:002009-06-27T20:13:25.596+10:00Derek, you must be the Irish journalist sitting ne...Derek, you must be the Irish journalist sitting next to us that evening.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04952833943752165690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17639100.post-22116847775812972572009-06-26T19:19:09.818+10:002009-06-26T19:19:09.818+10:00Thanks, Shilpa. Were you the person I was talking ...Thanks, Shilpa. Were you the person I was talking to at the Yungaba film festival last week?Derek Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581505641163336050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17639100.post-87026041172524422242009-06-26T10:38:51.203+10:002009-06-26T10:38:51.203+10:00Thanks for sharing that Derek. I have met Sujauddi...Thanks for sharing that Derek. I have met Sujauddin and heard about his journey of survival. For us (husband and I) it was a moment of realisation- how fortunate we are to travel across borders and decide where to set down our roots. But for many like Sujauddin or worse still those in refugee camps the choice is between escape to survival or torture and death. To the converted, they stand out for their invisibility as a persecuted minority. <br /><br />In the case of Burma, with its 50 years of political unrest, military and ethnic conflict leading to the displacement of more than 3 million of its people, the structural changes required to end the mayhem and slaughter is slow to come. It is the international community that can and should push to address the humanitarian crisis in repressive regimes. We need more stories of survival and reclaiming human dignity to help the international communities to make the significant strides crucial to protect the lives and rights of the stateless and the persecuted.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04952833943752165690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17639100.post-46375761279946964152009-06-25T22:06:56.862+10:002009-06-25T22:06:56.862+10:00Agreed Andrew. "people smugglers" is one...Agreed Andrew. "people smugglers" is one of those weaselly nonsense phrases like "illegals" and "queue jumpers" that acts as a political dog whistle. <br /><br />Meeting Sujauddin was an honour and Australia is fortunate to have people of his calibre here.Derek Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581505641163336050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17639100.post-84101695110335043512009-06-25T21:38:24.302+10:002009-06-25T21:38:24.302+10:00A great example of how misleading it is to make a ...A great example of how misleading it is to make a blanket smear of 'people smugglers' (as a way of trying to smear the refugees who use them as a desperate means of escaping the serious dangers they face).<br /><br />Oscar Schindler would be deemed a people smuggler under Australian law, with a mandatory jail sentence attached.<br /><br />So few people have an idea of the shadowland of constant danger which asylum seekers and refugees live in while they try to seek some permanent security and safety.<br /><br />The more people we have in Australia who have shown the determination and initiative to survive such circumstances for year after year, the more enriched our nation will be.AndrewBartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660786328994344180noreply@blogger.com