Asylum seekers break-out of Christmas Island detention centre
Media release, 12 March 2011
Reports from asylum seekers on Christmas Island indicate that at least 150 asylum seekers, believed to be mostly Iranian, have...
Christmas Island peaceful protest forcibly suppressed
Australian Federal Police dressed in riot gear have forcibly suppressed the peaceful protest on Christmas Island.
Around 11.00am yesterday (Monday 2 June), the riot squad...
Asylum seekers Palm Sunday protest on Nauru
Asylum seekers, men, women and children on Nauru have staged a two-hour long protest at the gates of the family detention compound, RPC3. The...
More Nauruan asylum seekers brought to Curtin detention centre
A plane-load of 69 asylum seekers (19 Sri Lankan and 49 other nationalities) arrived around 9pm, last night (Monday 28 October) in Curtin detention...
Nauru refugee victim of knife attack
An Iranian refugee has become the latest victim of anti-refugee violence on Nauru.
Around 6am, yesterday morning (Tuesday, 31 March), the man was walking back...
Urgent action to stop asylum seeker deportation
An emergency protest has been called at the Air China Sydney office at 1:30pm, (20 February), Air China Sydney Office, 25/123 Pitt Street Sydney...
Manus in meltdown
Up to 700 asylum seekers are now on hunger strike on Manus Island. Noisy protests continued into the night at Delta compound despite the...
ASIO and AFP failed Egyptian asylum seeker Sayed Abdellatif
Despite the damning revelations of the Inspector-General’s report into ASIO and the AFP’s handling of the detention of Egyptian asylum seeker, Sayed Abdellatif, the...
Refugee advocates condemn Cambodia deal
The Refugee Action Coalition has condemned the refugee resettlement arrangement about to be signed by Australia and Cambodia.
“Today’s deal is the latest installment in...
Immigration turns screws on Manus refugees to force transfers
Immigration authorities on Manus Island are removing basic rights from refugees inside the detention centre in an effort to force them to relocate to...
