Letters from unidentified asylum seekers, most written in Dari, including a personal account in English of being transferred from the Tampa to Nauru aboard the naval vessel Manoora.

Mass declarations by asylum seekers and related correspondence, including some material in Dari. The declarations follow a standard format, with each signatory declaring she or he is being detained on Nauru against their will and instructing pro bono lawyers to take legal proceedings on their behalf.

Reports, articles and newspaper cuttings relating to the Tampa and SIEV X events, the Australian Government’s policies on asylum seekers arriving by boat, the treatment of asylum seekers intercepted by the Australian Defence Forces and Customs, and the conditions and treatment of asylum seekers detained in Nauru and elsewhere, 2002-2003. Includes reports and accounts of Kate Durham’s visit to the Nauru detention centre in 2002.

Correspondence between Mohammad Kabir Aahin and Lesley Gruit, and a letter to Julian Burnside from Wenda Edwards about Aahin.

Correspondence between Rahima Bibi and Jenny Riley.

Two photographs of Shah Hussain and correspondence between Hussain and Kate Durham, Jenny Riley and Sarah, including one letter in Dari.

Four photographs of Sayed Nahmatullah. Letters to Elaine Smith and Bernadette Jameson from Nahmatullah, accompanied by correspondence between Nahmatullah and the Australian Red Cross.

Letters to Kate Durham and Tony and Neva Finch from Mohammad Arif Nazari, including one letter in Dari, and letters to Julian Burnside from the Finches relating to Nazari.

Letters to Jane Grant and family, Ellen Kehoe, Gillian Blair, Julian Burnside and Rachele Carnevale from Ali Madad Rezai.

Letters to Jenny Riley, Kate Durham, Peter and Susan Landon, and Glenda McNaught from members of the Rezaie family: Hawa, Sekandar, Sara and Batool.