“Why are we forgotten?”: Curtin hunger strikers
Eleven Sinhalese asylum seekers have entered their third day of hunger strike at the Curtin detention centre.
The eleven are also sleeping outside their rooms...
Merak refugees and the Indonesian Solution should head the agenda for Indonesia state visit
Media Release March 8
“The Merak refugees and the Indonesian Solution, not people smuggling, should be at the top of the agenda for discussions between...
Government attempts to remove Biloela Tamil family from Australia
Although court documents had been lodged in the Federal Circuit Court for the Tamil family, and a directions hearing scheduled for early May, last...
Phone surveillance begins on Manus, as DIAC blocks access to ChilOut refugee rights website
Following asylum seekers sending photos of conditions on Manus Island late last week (2 January), the Department of Immigration has implemented a range of...
Hazaras to protest across Australia following horrific killings in Pakistan
Hazara groups will rally in cities across Australia tomorrow in response to the horrific killing of over 80 Hazara in Pakistan on Saturday (see...
Serious concerns for the welfare of Iraqi hunger striker at Yongah Hill
Refugee advocates are seriously concerned for the welfare of a 45 year-old Iraqi asylum seeker who has been on a dry hunger strike at...
Attempted suicide on Manus Island – Advocates suggest a good time for Transfield to...
A 25 year-old Burmese asylum seeker attempted suicide at Manus Island yesterday afternoon, Monday 31 August.
The emergency unfolded over almost four hours as the...
MERAK TAMIL ASYLUM SEEKER HOSPITALISED AS INDONESIAN DETENTION TAKES ITS TOLL – CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND
Media Release June 4, 2010
REFUGEE ADVOCATES CALL FOR THE RELEASE OF ALL MERAK ASYLUM SEEKERS
One the Merak Tamil asylum seekers, a woman with two...
As deadline looms for Merak boat, Tamils win speedy processing but refugee groups concerned...
Media Release April 13, 2010
While the Australian government imposes a three-month delay on visa processing, the 200 Tamil asylum seekers on the boat at...
BOWEN’S TALK OF RAISING HUMANITARIAN INTAKE NO MORE THAN CYNICAL POLITICKING AHEAD OF ALP...
The Refugee Action Coalition (RAC) has dismissed Chris Bowen’s call for an increase in Australia’s humanitarian intake as nothing more than a shabby political...
