TWO YEARS IN DETENTION: BURMESE REFUGEE RESUMES DARWIN ROOF TOP PROTEST
A Burmese refugee in detention two weeks short of two years began a roof top protest at the Darwin detention centre Sunday night, 23...
Ten refugees being flown from Nauru to Australia
A group of ten refugees and people seeking asylum are being transferred from Nauru to Australia, this morning, Friday 4 September. The RAAF plane...
HUNGER STRIKE WAS GOVERNMENT’S FAULT– DETAINEES TOLD THEIR CLAIMS WILL BE SPED UP
Media release January 21, 2011
“The Curtin hunger strike may be over but the issues are far from resolved,” says Ian Rintoul, spokesperson for the...
Manus witch-hunt fails as hunger strike continues into the tenth day
Despite witch-hunts, blacklists, and the arrest of scores of asylum seekers, over 700 asylum seekers remain on hunger strike.
Transfield and the Immigration Department have...
Mardi Gras will highlight plight of Nauru gay refugees
A 200-strong “No Pride in Detention” float and contingent in Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras will highlight the plight of Nima and Ashkan,...
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...
Nauru refugees face COVID and cost of living crisis; More COVID in MITA
Three refugees, one Pakistani and two others, have been hospitalised as a serious COVID outbreak hits Nauru.
REFUGEE STATISTICS REVEAL BIAS AND POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN OFF-SHORE PROCESSING
The Refugee Action Coalition today welcomed the release of more detailed statistics regarding asylum seekers and refugees, but says there is still a need...
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.
More asylum seekers self-harm and hunger strike on Manus Island
Up to five male asylum seekers on Manus Island self-harmed on Sunday night as the unrest in the detention camp continues following the transfer...
