Another Nauru protest calls for immediate processing
More than 300 asylum seekers on Nauru staged another protest Sunday (21 October) afternoon calling for refugee processing to begin immediately and for closure...
Baby returned to family in Brisbane detention: now they are threatened with Nauru
Eight-day old Farus, born to a Rohingya asylum seeker in Brisbane, was taken from the hospital to the Brisbane detention centre late yesterday afternoon...
Don’t deport to Afghanistan – fourth Hazara asylum seeker at risk
Last minute legal efforts are being made in Perth to seek an injunction to prevent the Immigration department from forcibly removing a 23 year-old...
MASS HUNGER STRIKE AS PROTESTS SPREAD TO SCHERGER DETENTION CENTRE
Around 60 Hazara asylum seekers in the far north Queensland Scherger detention centre have begun a hunger strike this morning, Thursday 21 July
Many more...
Stop the attacks on Nauruan refugees: bring Mehrzad to Australia; Resettle refugees from Indonesia
The Refugee Action Coalition has called a protest today, Wednesday, 19 November, 12.30pm, Immigration Department office, Lee Street, Sydney (near Central Station).
In light of...
TAMIL DETAINEE ASSAULTED AS TENSIONS BREW IN OVERCROWDED CHRISTMAS ISLAND DETENTION CENTRE
Media Release February 9, 2011
At least one Tamil detainee has been seriously injured on Christmas Island as overcrowding in the detention centre has seen...
NATIONAL MEETING OF REFUGEE GROUPS REJECT LABOR CONFERENCE RESOLUTION, PLANS CAMPAIGN
A national meeting of refugee groups from around Australia, yesterday afternoon rejected amendments to the Labor Party platform that will re-open the door to...
Water crisis on Manus Island
Asylum seekers on Manus Island report that they have had five days of acute water shortages in the detention camp, and the crisis seems...
Refugee group’s call: Stop all Manus Island transfers
The Refugee Action Coalition is calling on the in-coming Immigration Minister Brendan O’Connor to immediately halt all transfers of asylum seekers to Manus Island.
“The...
Refugee groups call for the immediate release of ASIO negative refugees
The Refugee Action Coalition has welcomed the decision of the High Court today that it is unlawful for the Minister to refuse a protection...
