Nauru asylum seekers lodge assault complaints against guards as more photos of abuse emerge
Seven teenagers assaulted by Wilson Guards during a protest on Nauru on Wednesday night (6 April) have lodged a complaint (see here) with authorities...
TWO ATTEMPTED SUICIDES IN DARWIN DETENTION CENTRE OVERNIGHT
Refugee advocates have welcomed the Ombudsman’s inquiry into self-harm, but a second attempted suicide in Darwin detention last night has highlighted the desperate situation,...
REFUGEE GROUPS SLAM GILLARD’S REVIVAL OF MALAYSIA DEAL
CALL ON SUPPORTERS TO RALLY IN THE LEAD UP TO AND AT ALP NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN DECEMBER
Refugee groups have today slammed the Gillard Government's...
Manus refugees cannot be resettled in PNG
Peter Dutton is desperately trying to avoid the implications of the PNG Supreme Court ruling in April that the agreement between Australia and PNG...
Refugees robbed by armed raskals in Port Moresby
Two Iranian refugees in Port Moresby have been robbed at gunpoint when armed raskals broke into their unit at Koki Apartments
Crisis on Nauru: attempted suicide and more protests
An Iranian asylum seeker in the detention camp on Nauru attempted to hang himself yesterday (Monday, 25 February) at around 3.30pm. He was found...
As deadline looms for Merak boat, Tamils win speedy processing but refugee groups concerned...
Media Release April 13, 2010
While the Australian government imposes a three-month delay on visa processing, the 200 Tamil asylum seekers on the boat at...
Sri Lanka is not safe for asylum seekers or refugees
Media Release January 15
Refugee groups today completely rejected claims by the Sri Lankan government that asylum seekers or refugees could return to Sri Lanka...
Attempted suicide at Yongah Hill detention centre
A Pacific Islander was rushed to hospital after a suicide attempt at Western Australia's Yongah Hill detention centre, yesterday, Thursday 4 November.
The man climbed...
Navy take-over of Manus will put refugee lives at risk
Refugees and asylum seekers in the Manus detention centre have been given individual notices that declare that the centre will be taken over by...
