Freedom for the Stateless

Australia’s longest serving detainee, Peter Qasim has experienced the sweet taste of freedom, of sorts, after almost seven years behind the razor wire.

Peter, a stateless asylum seeker, has been transferred from the Baxter detention centre to the Glenside psychiatric hospital in South Australia.

His Australian supporters tend to believe that this is a clear indication that Peter’s mental state had deteriorated sharply after being locked up for almost a quarter of his life.