Oli is finally coming home and I honestly cannot stop shaking because this wait has been so long and so heavy on us all. We really showed them that the truth actually matters and I am just so overwhelmed by how many of you stood by him when it would …
April 13, 2016
Final supporters
Oliver Bridgeman is a young lad from Toowoomba who went to Syria for Humanitarian work 11 months ago. He was labelled a terrorist with no apparent evidence by some news papers. In numerous interviews and through his Facebook posts he has maintained that he has never picked up a gun or taken part in hostilities. His humanitarian work is out there on social media and mainstream media for everyone to see. He wants to come back to Australia to his loving parents, siblings and friends.
Australian Government has not only cancelled his passport but served his family with an arrest warrant for Oli. The letter received by the family with the assessment cancelling his passport cites sources like social media posts, news paper articles and an "assessment" from Queensland police.
This is not about an individual because people like Ashley Dyball, Jamie Reece Williams and Matthew Gardner were not only allowed back in but had charges dropped against them. Despite the fact that these individuals joined banned Kurdish militia and got involved in hostilities and quite possibly killed people arbitrarily. This is a case of miscarriage of justice and unequal application of law.
Our justice system is blind to peoples religion, ethnicity, gender, political views or race. People who have clearly broken the law were allowed to come back while someone who has not broken any law and is not involved in any illegal activity is barred from entering his own country. Such injustice has an effect on all of us. Martin Luther King Jr's words on this topic are a warning to us all to wake up to the injustice done to any human being.
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
Here is some of the work Oli is doing back in Syria.
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Reached 250 supporters
March 16, 2016
March 15, 2016
I checked the screen and saw the numbers climbing and it really just blows my mind how many people care about Oli getting home. We are almost at that next big milestone so maybe just send this link to a few folks you know who might care about fairness and justice because I really think we can hit that goal by tonight if we just keep pushing this out there.
Reached 100 supporters
March 13, 2016
65 Comments
How can the Australian government do this when he hasn't been proven guilty of terror offences through Trial in Australia or elsewhere. It's disgraceful.
I think its really unfair that oliver has had his passport taken away from him. Especially when there have been others that have actually fought with so called terrorist groups and have been welcomed back with open arms. I see all the work oliver and his team are doing and they are doing an excellent job. I dont see how feeding the poor is classed as an act of terror.
I look up to Oli ..As a youth ,I believe it is so important that there will be people like this in my future that care, and want to help people in need. Thank you Oli for all that you've done .. Please let Oli come home !
I've known Oli and his family all his life ... I feel I know the real Oli not the one portrayed by the media..
Oli has been a dear family friend for 8 and a half years now! He and his family are beautiful people and he deserves to come home to them!
May Allah reward you And comeback safely.
He is still australian.religion does not change where is born n raise.
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Oli is finally coming home and I honestly cannot stop shaking because this wait has been so long and so heavy on us all. We really showed them that the truth actually matters and I am just so overwhelmed by how many of you stood by him when it would …
April 13, 2016
Final supporters
Oliver Bridgeman is a young lad from Toowoomba who went to Syria for Humanitarian work 11 months ago. He was labelled a terrorist with no apparent evidence by some news papers. In numerous interviews and through his Facebook posts he has maintained that he has never picked up a gun or taken part in hostilities. His humanitarian work is out there on social media and mainstream media for everyone to see. He wants to come back to Australia to his loving parents, siblings and friends.
Australian Government has not only cancelled his passport but served his family with an arrest warrant for Oli. The letter received by the family with the assessment cancelling his passport cites sources like social media posts, news paper articles and an "assessment" from Queensland police.
This is not about an individual because people like Ashley Dyball, Jamie Reece Williams and Matthew Gardner were not only allowed back in but had charges dropped against them. Despite the fact that these individuals joined banned Kurdish militia and got involved in hostilities and quite possibly killed people arbitrarily. This is a case of miscarriage of justice and unequal application of law.
Our justice system is blind to peoples religion, ethnicity, gender, political views or race. People who have clearly broken the law were allowed to come back while someone who has not broken any law and is not involved in any illegal activity is barred from entering his own country. Such injustice has an effect on all of us. Martin Luther King Jr's words on this topic are a warning to us all to wake up to the injustice done to any human being.
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
Here is some of the work Oli is doing back in Syria.
Please support us to #getoliback
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
March 16, 2016
March 15, 2016
I checked the screen and saw the numbers climbing and it really just blows my mind how many people care about Oli getting home. We are almost at that next big milestone so maybe just send this link to a few folks you know who might care about fairness and justice because I really think we can hit that goal by tonight if we just keep pushing this out there.
Reached 100 supporters
March 13, 2016
65 Comments
What if it where you're child that this government used flimsy at best evidence to cancel your childs passport passport, Preventing your child from returning to the country of their birth?
How can the Australian government do this when he hasn't been proven guilty of terror offences through Trial in Australia or elsewhere. It's disgraceful.
I think its really unfair that oliver has had his passport taken away from him. Especially when there have been others that have actually fought with so called terrorist groups and have been welcomed back with open arms. I see all the work oliver and his team are doing and they are doing an excellent job. I dont see how feeding the poor is classed as an act of terror.
I look up to Oli ..As a youth ,I believe it is so important that there will be people like this in my future that care, and want to help people in need. Thank you Oli for all that you've done .. Please let Oli come home !
I've known Oli and his family all his life ... I feel I know the real Oli not the one portrayed by the media..
Oli has been a dear family friend for 8 and a half years now! He and his family are beautiful people and he deserves to come home to them!
May Allah reward you And comeback safely.
He is still australian.religion does not change where is born n raise.
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What if it where you're child that this government used flimsy at best evidence to cancel your childs passport passport, Preventing your child from returning to the country of their birth?