- Peter Qasim
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name = Peter Qasim
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birth_date = birth date and age|1974|5|14
birth_place = Gopalla,Rajouri district ,Jammu and Kashmir ,India
death_date =
death_place =
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known_for = The longest-serving detainee
within the Australian immigration detention system
occupation = Psychiatric patientPeter Qasim ( _ar. بيتر قاسم) was the longest-serving detainee within the Australian immigration detention system, having resided there for over seven years
as of 2005 . He had not beendeported because he was stateless. He had applied to over 80 countries for asylum, but had not been accepted.His case has been publicised by the well known Australian entrepreneur
Dick Smith . Australian authorities have maintained that he has not proven his nationality. He was invited to apply for a new visa on20 June 2005 . In 2005 Qasim was 31 years old, and was held atBaxter Detention Centre until, onJune 9 ,2005 , he was moved to a psychiatric hospital. OnJuly 16 ,2005 Qasim was granted a bridging visa by the Australian government.ources
*http://news.independent.co.uk/world/australasia/story.jsp?story=637951
*http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10125379
* [http://smh.com.au/articles/2005/06/20/1119119768388.html SMH breaking news - Longest serving detainee offered new visa]
* [http://smh.com.au/articles/2005/06/22/1119321780825.html Qasim's grim record-beating spell to end in days] , from SMH2005 -06-22
*cite web | title=Longest-serving detainee moved to psychiatric hospital | work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation | url=http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2005/s1388761.htm | accessdate = 2005-06-14
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