Vietnamese asylum seekers hold Peaceful Hunger Strike
Around 350 Vietnamese asylum seekers in Yongah Hill detention centre (near Perth) held a 24 hour protest hunger strike on Friday, 6 September (photos...
Asylum seeker attempts suicide on Manus Island
A 23 year-old Iranian asylum seeker on Manus Island attempted suicide on 5 January.
The young man attempted to hang himself with bed sheets in...
AFTER TWO YEARS, FIRST MERAK TAMIL REFUGEES TO COME TO AUSTRALIA
Tamil refugees from the boat stranded in Merak, Indonesia in 2009 after being stopped at the request of then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, have...
Nauru police ignore savage assault as asylum seeker flown to Australia for urgent treatment
Riza, an Iranian asylum seeker on Nauru, has been flown to Australia for urgent medical treatment for a broken jaw and facial injuries after...
REFUGEE GROUPS OPPOSE GILLARD’S OFFSHORE ‘SOLUTIONS’ IN MALAYSIA, AND PNG
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Julia Gillard’s announcement of a deal to send asylum seekers attempting to arrive in Australia...
HAZARA ASSOCIATION AND REFUGEE SUPPORTERS CALL ON AUSTRALIA TO ASSIST INDONESIA TO STEP UP...
Hazara and refugee groups in Australia are calling on the Indonesian and Australian governments to step up the search efforts for the asylum boat...
Broken processing promises fuel tensions on Manus Island
On 13 March, Immigration officers told asylum seekers on Manus Island that their refugee assessments would begin in ‘two or three weeks’. More than...
Villawood Immigration staff attempt forcible transfer of 83 year–old Iraqi woman
Serco and Immigration staff at Villawood detention centre are desperately trying to force an 83 year-old Iraqi asylum seeker, Fatima, into a wheel chair...
Nauru protest rejects Cambodia as refugee destination
Over 200 refugees from across Nauru rallied at the main refugee family camp, Anibare Lodge, on Friday 17 April, to reject Cambodia as any...
Biggest yet protests on Manus Island: Lawyers arrive but protests greet Julie Bishop
The daily protests that began on Manus Island on 25 January continue to grow.
Reports from inside the detention say that yesterday, the day Foreign...
