Nauru petition calls for Fariborz’s body and family to be brought to Australia

More than two weeks since Fariborz Karami died on Nauru, the Australian Border Force (ABF) has made no arrangements to meet his family’s request...

Nauru refugee protest disrupts Dutton dinner

A government dinner for Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, hosted by the President of Nauru, was disrupted after refugees discovered Dutton at the restaurant adjacent...

Car torched as Nauruan local terrorise refugee settlement

Nauruan locals have terrorised a refugee settlement on Nauru. Around 3.30am, Friday morning (16 December), refugees were awoken by locals shouting “F*** refugees; F***...

Uncertainty surrounds US refugee deal: Australia needs to bring them here

LIFETIME BAN EXPOSED AS A STUNT The announcement by US Secretary of State, John Kerry and now by Malcolm Turnbull, that the US will...

Government must act to stop the Manus closure

Hundreds of Manusians have signed a petition opposing the forced relocation of the men in the Manus detention cenre and calling for the Australian...

Processing delays provoke hunger strike at Curtin detention centre

Eleven of the 21 Sinhalese Sri Lankan asylum seekers at Curtin detention centre have begun a hunger strike. The hunger strike, in protest at the...

Two Medevac hunger strikers hospitalised

Two of the 14 Medevac hunger strikers at the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation (MITA) detention centre have been hospitalised after ambulances were called at...

REFUGEE GROUPS SUPPORT DARWIN PROTESTS

FREE THE REFUGEES, DROP THE PEOPLE SMUGGLING CHARGES Media release Refugee groups today expressed their support for the weekend protests of the Indonesian fishermen and this...

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...

More pressure on Manus detainees as compound demolished

Charlie Compound, where ten Rohingya, Pakistani and Afghan refugees have been living for a month has been demolished after power and water was cut...