Tamil Exodus
Decades of struggle between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers has forced thousands of refugees across the narrow sea passage into India. Yet the full scale of the crisis is still underestimated.
There are over 140,000 Tamils camping out in India. Fleeing persecution in Sri Lanka and living a life of stateless limbo in India, many risk their lives to reach Australia in horrific conditions. For each boatload of refugees, traffickers can make $200,000. Two years ago Subaghini's husband left on a boat for Australia to try to give their family a better life. She has not heard from him since. "We live in hardship. The children are always asking me to bring their dad home. It's very hard." But staying in India is not an option either. "We don't want to go back, but we can't live here. They are not even treating us like humans, they treat refugees like slaves."
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