Home Affairs faces criminal charges alleging health neglect in Immigration detention
On Tuesday 15 March, a Sydney Local Court magistrate is expected to set down a hearing date for the charges, laid in March last...
UNHCR avoiding its responsibility to refugees: Australian and Malaysian refugee advocates
The UNHCR is completely misguided in offering any support whatsoever for the Malaysia refugee swap, according to Australian and Malaysian refugee advocates.
Richard Towle, Australian...
Merak refugees and the Indonesian Solution should head the agenda for Indonesia state visit
Media Release March 8
“The Merak refugees and the Indonesian Solution, not people smuggling, should be at the top of the agenda for discussions between...
Refugee activists hold overnight vigil to halt baby’s transfer to Nauru
Refugee activists are holding an overnight vigil outside Perth’s residential detention compound, 99 Kanowna Avenue, Redcliff to try to prevent a Tamil baby and...
Detainee suicides in Yongah Hill – negligence claims another life
An Iraqi detainee has committed suicide in Yongah Hill detention centre outside Perth.
The man was found in his cell at around 5.30pm Western Australia...
Six toilets for 400 – Nauru asylum seekers should be evacuated
All Nauru asylum seekers should be evacuated to Australia says the Refugee Action Coalition.
“The fire at the Nauruan hospital is the last straw,” said...
Tragedy avoided but minister must release Saeed and all those indefinitely detained
The Refugee Action Coalition has welcomed the news that Iranian hunger striker, Saeed Hansonloo, has ended his hunger strike.
Now the Minister must release Saeed,...
LEGAL RIGHTS IGNORED AS FEDERAL POLICE INTERROGATE ASYLUM SEEKERS
Media Release, 23 March 2011
Refugee supporters and lawyers are extremely concerned that Federal Police are ignoring the legal rights of asylum seekers as they...
DARWIN ASYLUM SEEKER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE; DETAINEES CALL FOR MEDIA ACCESS
One of the young Afghan roof-top protesters attempted suicide in the Darwin detention centre last night only hours after a mass hunger strike was...
Bowen’s discriminatory policy leads to suicide attempt on Nauru. Meanwhile Omid, 42 days on...
Ibrahim, an Iranian asylum seeker attempted to hang himself inside one of Nauru’s infamous tents yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon.
The incident happened after the man heard...
