Manus refugee bashed during Port Moresby robbery
A 31-year-old Bangladeshi refugee, Rafi (not his real name), was singled out and bashed when a rascal gang robbed the general store in Boroko, Port Moresby, where he was working last Saturday 13 June,...
Manus fences being dismantled
Within a couple of hours of a notice being handed to the refugees inside the Manus detention centre, fences around the Mike Compound have begun to be taken down.
Reducing the security around the centre...
Tamil refugee seriously injured after vicious hit and run on Nauru
A 36-year-old Tamil refugee is expected to be transferred by air ambulance from Nauru to Australia later today (Thursday 11 February) after being deliberately run down at around 11.00pm, Tuesday night (9 February), by...
Tamil refugee hit and run victim medivacced to Australia
The seriously injured 36-year-old Tamil refugee who was the victim of the deliberate hit and run attack on Nauru last Tuesday night (9 February), was transferred by air ambulance to Australia late on Friday,...
Rooftop protest spreads to Melbourne detention centre
Rooftop protest has spread to Melbourne, as an Iranian refugee began a protest in the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation detention centre in Broadmeadows.
The refugee, carrying a sign saying “Azadi” (Farsi for “Freedom”) began the...
Break-out on Manus Island as asylum seekers told no resettlement in PNG
Reports from Manus Island indicate a major protest and breakout has taken place on Manus Island late this afternoon. The most recent reports indicate that the riot squad has been mobilised and that...
Inexplicable testing delays increase COVID risk to refugees at Park hotel
Around ten refugees in the Park hotel, Melbourne, are still waiting for results of Covid test done last Sunday (17 October). The inexplicable delay is adding to the risk of spreading the virus to...
Suicide attempt and bashing reveals mental health crisis in Brisbane detention centres
The release of Medevac refugees from the Kangaroo Point hotel earlier this week has increased the uncertainty and anxiety among those left behind, creating a mental health crisis in the Brisbane detention centres. ...
Two MITA detention security guards test COVID positive
Two MMS security guards at Melbourne's Broadmeadows detention centre (MITA), have tested positive for Covid.
Refugees and immigration detainees in two compounds have been exposed to the infected guards. Covid vaccination at MITA only...
Another tragic suicide as Manus claims another victim
A Tamil refugee was found hanging next to the Lorengau hospital kitchen in the early hours of this morning (Monday, 2 October). His death is the second suicide on Manus in less than two...
