Refugee supporters protest at court hearing – Don’t send Latifar and Ferouz to Nauru

A protest organised to support Latifar and her new baby Ferouz under threat of being returned to detention in Nauru will be held outside...

UNHCR REVIEW–SRI LANKA IS UNSAFE: REFUGEE GROUPS CALL ON THE GOVERNMENT TO UNFREEZE SRI...

Media Release April 28, 2010 “The release of the UNHCR review into Sri Lanka has blown a huge hole in the Rudd government’s justification for...

REMOTE DETENTION KILLS DETAINEE. REFUGEE GROUP CALLS FOR FULL INQUIRY

Media Release, August 23 2010 Refugee groups have been shocked by the news of the sudden death of a 30 year-old Afghan asylum seeker. The man...

VIETNAMESE ASYLUM SEEKERS HUNGER STRIKE IN DARWIN

It is believed at least a dozen Vietnamese asylum seekers in Darwin’s Northern Immigration Detention Centre (NIDC) are on hunger strike. The hunger strike highlights...

Scott Morrison loose with the truth on Manus refugee processing

At an Operation Sovereign Borders media briefing on Friday, 29 November, Operation Sovereign Borders, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison, in the process of boosting arrangements...

REFUGEE STATISTICS REVEAL BIAS AND POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN OFF-SHORE PROCESSING

The Refugee Action Coalition today welcomed the release of more detailed statistics regarding asylum seekers and refugees, but says there is still a need...

SYDNEY REFUGEE PROTEST: DON’T DEPORT TO DANGER. NO FORCED DEPORTATIONS TO AFGHANISTAN OR SRI...

The Refugee Action Coalition has called a protest outside the Sydney offices of the Department of Immigration, 26 Lee Street, 12.30pm, Friday, 18 November. “The...

Write ‘yes to refugees’: Refugee groups call on Labor members to use leadership ballot...

Refugee groups in Sydney and Melbourne have called on Australian Labor Party members to use the current leadership ballot as a referendum on Labor’s...

REFUGEE GROUPS SUPPORT DARWIN PROTESTS

FREE THE REFUGEES, DROP THE PEOPLE SMUGGLING CHARGES Media release Refugee groups today expressed their support for the weekend protests of the Indonesian fishermen and this...

TAMIL REFUGEE SUICIDES AT VILLAWOOD: ANOTHER VICTIM OF MANDATORY DETENTION

A Tamil refugee in the Villawood detention centre has committed suicide in the early hours of Wednesday, 26 October. "Shooty", as he was known to...