Tragedy avoided but minister must release Saeed and all those indefinitely detained
The Refugee Action Coalition has welcomed the news that Iranian hunger striker, Saeed Hansonloo, has ended his hunger strike.
Now the Minister must release Saeed,...
Refugee supporters converge on Canberra tomorrow – no to TPVs; no to off-shore processing
Refugee supporters are travelling from across the country to join a protest at Canberra Parliament House, tomorrow, Monday 18 November.
The protest will coincide with...
Strip search sparks stand-off between guards and asylum seekers on Manus Island
The forced strip search of an Iranian asylum seeker has sparked a tense stand-off between asylum seekers, Wilson’s guards and PNG police in Delta...
Manus protest grows against compound closure
In the biggest demonstration yet against the arbitrary closure of Foxtrot compound hundreds of asylum seekers and refugees have protested at the compound.
Despite the...
Nauru hunger strike continues – one Afghan hospitalised
The mass hunger strike on Nauru has entered its second day, still with around 290 people not eating. One Iranian man has been on...
REFUGEE GROUPS REFUTE UN REP’S COMMENTS ON REJECTED ASYLUM SEEKERS
Media release December 19, 2010
Refugee groups have been astonished at the reported comments from UNHCR regional representative Richard Towle, that Australia’s detention system is...
Stop the Bill, Stop Morrison’s grab for power over asylum seekers
Scott Morrison continues to use the simplistic slogan “Stop the Boats” to add new layers of cruelty and abuse to men, women and children...
ASIO negative Tamil attempts suicide
A 28 year old Tamil refugee at the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation detention centre attempted suicide in the early hours of this morning (Thursday...
REFUGEE SUPPORTERS MARK THE ANNIVERSARY OF TAMIL ASYLUM SEEKER’S DEATH AT MERAK
Media Release December 23, 2010
While the refugee community is still mourning the loss of at least 30 lives at Christmas Island on 15 December,...
Nazanin’s family brought to Australia: Now bring all sexual assault victims off Nauru
In May, 2015, Nazanin, a 23 year-old Iranian asylum seeker was raped on Nauru.
It took three months and a medical emergency for the Department...
