A group of asylum seeker children at Nauru has started a campaign on Facebook as means to get off the island. The page, called “Free the Children NAURU,” allegedly hopes to connect the refugee children, both in the community and at the detention centre, to the common Australians and convey to them the difficulties they are facing on the island.

The Nauru detention centre has been in news for allegedly mistreating the detained asylum seekers. Children living inside the camp are not allowed to use smartphones while Facebook is banned throughout the island. The administrators of the page have wished to remain anonymous for fear that the page might be taken down.

The page shares stories of different refugee children living on the island along with their pictures, voice messages and even poems written by them.

"We started the page because we want to show everyone around the world that we are not forgotten children and not just numbers here in Nauru," the ABC quoted a teenager as saying. "We want everyone to hear our voices and the situation we going through. We thought if we create this page, many other peoples can see us and feel in our shoes."

The creators of the page hope that through the page, they will be able to connect to students in Australia. Most asylum seeker children on Nauru have stopped going to school for a number of reasons. The standard of education is quite low on the island and the refugee children often have to face humiliation from other local students. A school opened on the island that had been staffed with Australian teachers did not last long and closed down in April.

According to the latest figures released by the Department of Immigration, the Nauru detention centre still houses 92 children.

The page has already started getting responses from Australia who are willing to help the children with what they can.

“Dear children on Nauru. As an Australian, I am truly sorry for what is happening to you. It breaks my heart and makes me cry to hear your stories,” wrote a user on the Facebook page. “I am ashamed at how my government is treating you and other asylum seekers. Please know that many of us are fighting in every way we know, to have you released into our communities. We will not stop until our government sets you free and respects your human rights and their obligations to international laws and treaties. Please keep your hopes up and know that you are not forgotten.”

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