Iranian asylum-seeker rehospitalized on day 47 of hunger strike
Omid Sorousheh, the 35 year-old Iranian asylum seeker on Nauru, was rehospitalized at 10.00 o’clock this morning on day 47 of his hunger-strike.
“He is...
Stand-off in Wickham Point detention centre to prevent Nauru transfer
Around 70 asylum seekers are blockading Sun compound in the Wickham Point detention centre to try to prevent mostly asylum seeker families from being...
Nauru refugee assessments a shambles – asylum seekers brought to Australia
Sixty asylum seekers, 23 Tamils and 37 Afghans and Pakistanis, were brought from Nauru to Curtin detention centre on Saturday 19 October.
The sixty brings...
End the farce: Reza Barati protest calls for an independent inquiry
Refugee supporters will hold a protest and vigil today, Thursday 5.30pm, Sydney Town Hall to mark 100 days since Reza Barati was killed on...
Roof-top refugee protest at Yongah hill detention centre
The Yongah Hill detention centre has been locked down this evening after growing numbers of asylum seekers have joined the roof-top protest that began...
Refugee advocates warn against any removals to Nauru
The Refugee Action Coalition has warned the government against sending refugees back to Nauru, in the present circumstances.
At least two people detained in...
Excision of the mainland: More refugee shame on the Gillard government
The move by the Gillard government to excise the Australian mainland from the migration zone is an absurd throwback to the draconian policies of...
Another suicide attempt on Nauru – “the worst it has ever been”
Angry asylum seekers boycott excursions
A suicide attempt this (Thursday) afternoon by one of the hunger strikers on Nauru – the second hanging attempt in two...
DARWIN ASYLUM SEEKERS REJECTD. REFUGEE GROUPS CONDEMN IMMIGRATION MINISTER’S CRUEL HOAX
Media Release, May 6, 2010
As asylum seekers in Darwin detention centre received rejections from their first refugee assessment, refugee groups today condemned the Immigration...
Shut down Manus | Close Nauru: written in the sky
On February 17 at 1pm "SHUT DOWN MANUS" will be written across the sky above the Sydney Opera House.
To mark the anniversary of Iranian...
