Nauru asylum seekers issue new appeal to Gillard and the media
The asylum seekers on Nauru have issued another statement (text below and here) appealing to the media to come Nauru and see directly the...
Eight Manus refugees to the US; hundreds left in limbo; medical crisis continues
Eight refugees, single men previously held on Manus Island, flew from Port Moresby today, Tuesday 18 September, to be resettled in the US.
The eight...
More tragedy on Nauru: attempted suicide and self harm
At 6.00pm Nauruan time, an Iranian asylum seeker attempted to hang himself from a light pole inside the detention centre. The man jumped from...
Refugee groups call for end to inhuman asylum policy separating families and pregnant women...
The Refugee Action Coalition has called for an end to the inhuman Immigration Department policy imposed since the 19 July beginning of the PNG...
DARWIN REFUGEE PROTESTERS REMOVED TO CHRISTMAS ISLAND
Refugee advocates have condemned the latest moves by Serco and the Department of Immigration to maintain their extra-judicial punishment of asylum seekers.
Yesterday, (Tuesday 1...
Refugee advocates concern for welfare of Perth asylum seeker being transferred to Christmas Island
Refugee advocates have raised concerns for the welfare of a 36 year-old Iranian asylum seeker, Mohammad, scheduled to be returned from Perth to Christmas...
Appeal to the Australian government from Merak asylum seekers
Media Release November 18
The asylum seekers on the boat at Merak have issued an appeal to the Australian government. The statement dictated to the...
PNG reneges on refugee deal: West Papuan asylum seekers under guard
The seven West Papuan asylum seekers secretly returned from Boigu Island to Port Moresby in late September are now under guard at the hotel...
Morrison’s phoney generosity for Iraqi and Syrian refugees: there’s no increase in intake
The Refugee Action Coalition has condemned the government’s announcement of 4,400 places for Iraqi and Syrian refugees as selective and ‘phoney generosity’.
One of the...
Nauruan police arrest asylum seeker on trumped up charges
Nauruan police have arrested a 39-year-old Iranian asylum seeker, Hamid Nadaf, on trumped up charges of “threatening behaviour.”
Hamid was arrested on Friday afternoon, 3...
