Inexplicable testing delays increase COVID risk to refugees at Park hotel
Around ten refugees in the Park hotel, Melbourne, are still waiting for results of Covid test done last Sunday (17 October). The inexplicable delay...
Refugee supporters march on Morrison’s office to oppose offshore processing
Refugee supporters will rally in Cronulla and march on the electorate office of Immigration Minister, Scott Morrison, tomorrow, 12 noon, Saturday, 21 June.
The rally...
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...
Kabul demonstration says no to TPVs and deportation of Afghan asylum seekers
On Saturday 9 November, a protest outside the national Afghan Parliament called for an end to the deportation of Afghan asylum seekers from Europe...
Fears of attempted suicide charge following Nauru refugee arrest after attempted self-immolation
Refugee advocates are concerned that another refugee will charged with attempted suicide after Nauru police arrested a 38-year-old Iranian refugee on Tuesday afternoon.
The Iranian...
Desperate PNG refugee attempts self-immolation after years of neglect
A 46-year-old Iranian refugee doused himself, and an office, in petrol yesterday morning threatening to set himself alight.
Lawyers will appeal court ruling on Manus detention siege
The PNG Supreme Court has declined to issue an injunction to restore immediately food, water, and power to the Manus detention centre.
The Chief Justice...
First forced asylum removal to Afghanistan scheduled for tonight, Tuesday 26 August
A last minute application in Federal Circuit Court and an appeal to the United Nations Human Rights Commission are underway to try and prevent...
Hundreds of TPV and bridging visa holders to protest for right to work and...
Around 200 asylum seekers on bridging visas and refugees with temporary protection visas (TPV) will stage a day-long protest, this Friday, 11 December, outside...
Nauru asylum seeker attempts suicide – Minister says no processing for up to a...
The Refugee Action Coalition has received information from Nauru that an Iranian asylum seeker attempted suicide this morning, Thursday, 11 October.
The man was “turning...
