Another suicide at Villawood detention centre
A New Zealand woman in her early 30s has committed suicide in Villawood detention centre, this morning, Sunday 22 May.
Her body was found in her room by other immigration detainees around 10.45am this morning shortly...
Home Affairs faces criminal charges alleging health neglect in Immigration detention
On Tuesday 15 March, a Sydney Local Court magistrate is expected to set down a hearing date for the charges, laid in March last year, against the Commonwealth government’s Department of Home Affairs, and...
Iranian refugee attempts suicide in Villawood
An Iranian refugee, Rafi (not his real name) has attempted suicide in the Lachlan compound of Villawood detention centre on Friday afternoon, 22 April.
The man, who was meant to be on high watch surveillance...
Young Malaysian man suicides in Villawood detention centre
A young Malaysian man, around 20 years old, has committed suicide in Villawood’s high security Mitchell compound.
He was found by his roommate, around 3.30pm today (Saturday 12 December), when he returned to the room...
Minister playing loose with Nauru asylum and self-harm figures
The attempt by the Immigration Minister and The Weekend Australian (February 6-7) to link self-harm on Nauru with family members being brought to Australia is another shameful effort to cover up the real conditions...
Navy take-over of Manus will put refugee lives at risk
Refugees and asylum seekers in the Manus detention centre have been given individual notices that declare that the centre will be taken over by the PNG navy after 31 October.
The notice (pictured) says that...
Police beat Manus refugees
PNG police and Immigration returned to the detention centre around 7.00am (PNG time) this morning and have begun systematically beating refugees in an attempt to drive them out of the detention centre. (Video clip...
PNG Supreme Court dismisses Manus case on technicality
The PNG Supreme Court has dismissed the case of Behrouz Boochani and 730 other Manus detainees for the constitutional enforcement of their rights.
The Supreme Court ruled that the case was essentially a compensation case...
Refugees confined to rooms in Meriton hotel-prison: release them now
Ten refugees and asylum seekers transferred from a hotel-prison in Darwin to the Meriton Apartments in Brisbane four days ago (Saturday 14 November) have not been allowed to leave their rooms.
The refugees are confined,...
Ambulance called to collapsed ASIO negative hunger strikers
An ambulance was called to the MITA detention centre this afternoon (Wednesday) after five of the hunger-striking refugees fainted.
The ambulance officers indicated that they have very low blood sugar and an unusually slow heart...
