Four Darwin hotel refugees released as remaining families plea for freedom

A family of four refugees who were medevaced to Australia in February 2020 have been released from hotel detention in Darwin.

Reza Golmohamadian and his family were released this morning from the Mercure Darwin Airport Resort, which is classified as an ‘Alternative Place of Detention’ by the Australian Border Force, where they had been detained for more than 12 months.

Mr Golmohamadian said his family from Iran had spent a total of about eight years in detention, including seven years on Nauru.

His son, 21-year-old Ali, said today was a day of mixed feelings as other refugees remained in detention in Darwin.

“I hope that all of them soon will get out,” he…