What’s happening in Indonesia is a product of the same logic that drives Australia’s presence in Nauru and Papua New Guinea. It is part of a series of punitive measures that push a hard border out from Australia’s geographical shores and into neighbouring countries.

I look over at my friend Jafar and am filled with relief. I am thankful he is not one of the men languishing on Manus Island right now. A refugee from Iran, who tried to get to Australia by boat, he could easily have ended up there. We are both transients in Jakarta, albeit in very different ways.

The temporary occupation was an opportunity for us to voice our demands and be heard. We want: ‘Abyan’ to be allowed to stay in Australia (if she wishes) an end to all sexual violence against refugees, and Australia to cease the inhumane system of offshore processing