Nauruan refugee starts crane protest
An Iranian refugee, Reza Khestinzhad, (44 years old) has scaled the tallest crane on Nauru - on the construction site for refugee accommodation - with a placard calling for the release of children from...
ALL CHRISTMAS ISLAND DISASTER SURVIVORS MUST BE RELEASED
Refugee groups have welcomed the announcement that the government plans to release Seena, the nine year-old orphaned Iranian boy (and the family that is caring for him on Christmas Island), and two other orphaned...
Graphic footage of Manus shooting
Graphic footage taken during the Good Friday shooting incident has emerged from Manus Island.
Photos of bullet holes damage inside the detention centre including in accommodation areas is evidence of the dangerous situation that has...
Medevac refugees restart hunger strike protest
A group of Medevac refugees at MITA (Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation) have re-started their hunger strike protest to demand their release from detention.
It is understood that up to 12 refugees are refusing food since...
Massive Manus protest joins Nauru day 56
Prisoners in all the compounds of Manus Island detention centre have staged a joint protest inside the detention centre.
Despite the rain, hundereds joined the protest in Manus, assembling in the area between Oscar and...
More pressure on Manus refugees to move but nowhere to go
PNG Immigration and Australia’s Border Force are stepping up the pressure on Manus refugees and asylum seekers in an effort to force them out of the detention centre.
Detainees are being told that the detention...
After High Court ruling: Sydney protest to call on government to let Nauru and...
The High Court decision that detention of asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus is lawful has again revealed the fundamental flaws in the Australian law.
Just as the High Court has found that indefinite detention...
Overdose death at Villawood detention centre
An African immigration detainee was found dead in his room at Villawood this morning.
Ukrainian refugees are welcome, open the border to Afghans fleeing war too
Hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled Ukraine following Russia’s brutal invasion. They should all be welcomed, and Australia should help play a role.
Scott Morrison has already flagged a special intake on top of...
Two MITA detention security guards test COVID positive
Two MMS security guards at Melbourne's Broadmeadows detention centre (MITA), have tested positive for Covid.
Refugees and immigration detainees in two compounds have been exposed to the infected guards. Covid vaccination at MITA only...
