New Zealand refugees call on Australian Government to urgently act for Hatam Yekta
A group of ex-Manus and ex-Nauru refugees and supporters in New Zealand held a protest outside the Australian consulate in Auckland yesterday calling on...
Urgent medevac needed for PNG refugee
Refugee activists are calling for the government to act urgently to medevac a Kurdish-Iranian refugee, Hatam Yekta, from Port Moresby to Australia.
Nauru refugee sews his lips and begins hunger strike
“Terry”, an Iranian refugee on Nauru, has sewn his lips together and began a hunger strike in protest against his deportation and the conditions on Nauru that threaten his life.
Refugee advocates demand “open the borders” to Iranians: end Labor’s shameful Iranian visa ban
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke’s announcement that Australia will impose a six-month ban on entry from Iran temporary tourist visa holders is a shameful continuation of a “deter and deny” policy.
Human rights overboard as Labor tries to deport Afghan asylum seeker
DFAT travel advice regarding Iran says, “We continue to advise do not travel to Iran and leave Iran as soon as possible…”
But on Thursday...
Stop the deportations, End Australia’s gulag: Close Nauru
The announcement that the first ‘NZYQ deportee’ has successfully been sent to Nauru has opened a new era of Labor government-facilitated human rights abuse.
Last minute legal intervention stops removal
Last minute legal invention on Tuesday night 7 October has stopped the removal of Chinese asylum seeker, "Ling".
Labor must stop the removal of Chinese asylum seeker
The Albanese government is attempting to remove a 31-year-old Chinese asylum seeker who arrived in Melbourne less than 24 hours ago.
Nigerian asylum seeker found dead in Port Moresby
Ruth, a 35-year-old Nigerian asylum seeker who has been in PNG for more than eight and half years, was found dead in her accommodation in Port Moresby on Monday 25 August.
Albanese must lift Australia’s ban on refugees in Indonesia
Much has been made of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to Indonesia, but one thing has been conspicuously missing from suggested issues to be discussed with Indonesian President Prabowo, refugees.
