Nauru hunger striker hospitalised after 36 days: urgent action needed
A urgent message from Nauru reports that Omid, the Iranian asylum seeker on his 36th day of hunger strike has been shifted from the...
IGIS report into “Mr E” is a travesty; cover-up of mistreatment of wrongly accused...
The long-awaited Inspector-General report into the treatment of “Mr E” - the so-called Egyptian terrorist - at the hands of Immigration, ASIO, and the...
Nauru asylum seekers charged with riot: Australian refugee supporter calls for charges to be...
Yesterday, Thursday 15 November, 14 asylum seekers in the Nauruan detention centre were issued summonses for wilful damage, riotous damage to a building and...
Deadline looms for West Papuan asylum seekers in Port Moresby
The seven West Papuans secretly returned to Port Moresby from Australia a week ago have been given until tomorrow, Thursday 10 October to make...
Broken promises: after one year, forgotten asylum seekers hunger strike in Darwin
Sixteen, out of a group of 27, asylum seekers brought from Nauru a year ago to be released, have begun a hunger strike in...
WHAT’S RIGHT FOR REFUGEES? ROBERT MANNE GETS IT WRONG ON OFF-SHORE PROCESSING
“Robert Manne’s argument that the only alternative is off-shore processing in Nauru is simply wrong. Any policy that starts with the idea of stopping...
Advocates call on Minister to bring 11 year-old refugee to Australia to save his...
Refugee advocates are calling for the Immigration Minister to act immediately to bring an 11 year old Iranian refugee to Australian for an urgent...
Arrested Nauru refugees held overnight: human rights observers needed
Almost 200 refugees including up to 80 women have been held in detention overnight after mass arrests on Nauru, throughout Wednesday, 4 March.
The underage...
Villawood protest on Anzac Day – demanding a fair go for refugees
Wayne Swan is wrong to criticize Monday’s planned refugee rights protest at Villawood detention centre, refugee supporters say.
Following this week’s unrest at Villawood, refugee...
Second Nauru hunger striker hospitalised
A second hunger striker on Nauru was hospitalised yesterday, Saturday 17 November. The Iraqi man, who has been on hunger strike for eight days,...
