CURTIN ASYLUM SEEKERS HOLD PROTEST AT HAZARA KILLINGS IN QUETTA

NEITHER PAKISTAN NOR AFGHANISTAN IS SAFE FOR HAZARAS Yesterday (Thursday 21 September), at 3.30pm, more than 400 mostly Hazara asylum seekers staged a peaceful protest...

ANOTHER VILLAWOOD REFUGEE ROOF TOP PROTEST

FIFTEEN NOW IN THE ROOF TOP PROTEST AT VILLAWOOD By 8.30pm Wednesday night, there were fifteen asylum seekers on the roof in Villawood detention centre....

Two weeks: Nauru hunger strike, lip stitching protest continues

Eight Iranian asylum seekers are into their 15th day with their lips stitched. And between 20 and 30 asylum seekers (including those with stitched...

MORE PROTESTS AT DARWIN DETENTION CENTRE – 30 ASYLUM SEEKERS IN MOCK GRAVE

Protests have again erupted in Darwin detention centre. Starting yesterday, Wednesday 28 September, in south 2 compound, the scene of a mock burial protest two...

DARWIN ASYLUM TENSIONS GROW: NO HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR DETAINEES

Tensions inside Darwin’s detention centres are growing. The were more reports of clashes inside DAL 1, the family compound of the Darwin Airport Lodge low...

Pakistan agrees to repatriate Manus refugee body

The Australian Pakistan embassy has agreed to take responsibility to arrange for Kamil Hussain’s body to be repatriated to Pakistan. A letter from the...

Refugee groups plan show of support for Villawood detainees on Easter Monday

Following this week’s unrest at the Villawood detention centre, refugee rights advocates will stage a mass show of support for Villawood detainees on Easter...

Nauru ninth day of mass hunger strike: ‘We are still strong’ but fears grow...

Despite efforts by Wilson Security and some Salvation Army workers, around 300 people remain on the mass hunger strike on Nauru. Reports from the detention...

Seven refugees leave Nauru for US resettlement

Seven refugees (from Iran, Sudan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka) will leave Nauru today (Wednesday 10 July), for resettlement in the US. This brings the...

URGENT ACTION NEEDED TO PREVENT TAMIL DEPORTATION

Urgent attempts to initiate legal action are being made this afternoon (Wednesday) to try to prevent the deportation of a Tamil asylum seeker to...