Vietnamese asylum seeker attempts suicide after interview by Vietnamese police
A Vietnamese asylum seeker attempted to hang himself at the Yongah Hill detention centre, outside Perth, yesterday, Wednesday 28 August.
His suicide attempt came the day after he was interviewed by Vietnamese police on 27...
LABOR’S SHAME: OFF-SHORE PROCESSING LEGISLATION RE-OPENS A HELL-HOLE
“The passing of off-shore processing legislation allowing asylum seekers to be expelled to Nauru and Manus Island will go down as a day of shame in Australia’s history,” said Ian Rintoul spokesperson for the...
Sudanese refugees arrested in Makassar, Indonesia
Indonesia immigration and police have arrested around 12 Sudanese refugees (including two children) who had been holding a peaceful, indefinite protest vigil outside the UNHCR offices in Makassar, Indonesia.
End the torture on Nauru – release all the refugees
The release of hundreds of asylum seekers from detention into the Australian community has renewed anger and protest on Nauru.
Between 25 and 30 people remain on hunger strike.
Two Pakistani asylum seekers on Nauru showed...
HIGH COURT ACTION TO CHALLENGE MALAYSIA DEAL
The Refugee Action Coalition has welcomed the action in the High Court to challenge the lawfulness of the detention of the asylum seekers being held on Christmas Island only to be deported to Malaysia...
AUSTRALIA SHARES RESPONSIBILITY FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS’ DEATHS AT SEA
Australia cannot evade its share of the responsibility for yesterday’s tragic sinking of another asylum boat off Java, according to advocates from the Refugee Action Coalition. The boat is believed to have been carrying...
Refugee activists to again target Liberal billboard prior to Northam weekend protests
At 8.30am tomorrow (Friday) morning, refugee activists will again stress that 'No one is illegal' at the site of the now infamous Liberal billboard in West Perth.
"Abbott's dishonest and offensive billboard was taken down...
Morrison backflips over screening out and Iranian deportation threats
All eight of the Iranian asylum seekers screened-out and threatened with deportation have been screened in just a day before the first scheduled removal.
The eight Iranians were seized from Wickham Point detention centre, outside...
Nauru protests continue – attempted suicide, hunger strike, and lips still stitched
Despite the announcement that refugee assessments could start with the next two weeks, protests by asylum seekers on Nauru continue. One asylum seeker still has his lips stitched, while around 20 people remain on...
ANGER GROWS IN DARWIN DETENTION CENTRE AS PROTESTS ESCALATE
Tensions are growing inside the Darwin detention centre.
Up to 20 asylum seekers have buried themselves in a hole that has been dug in the South 2 compound. They have been there for over 24...
