TAMIL ASYLUM SEEKER BASHED AT VILLAWOOD
In a shocking example of the abuse and mismanagement of Australian detention centres, a mentally ill Tamil refugee was bashed by Serco guards at...
THREE DEATHS IN THREE MONTHS: REFUGEE ADVOCATES CALL FOR URGENT INQUIRY
Initial information below that David was an international student was incorrect, he was on a 501 visa cancellation (most likely for criminal reasons) but...
Mass protest and hunger strike on Nauru
Almost all of the 400 asylum seekers on Nauru are holding a one-day hunger strike today, Friday 26 October. The hunger strike began Friday...
Three refugees injured as local attack Port Moresby hotel
A crowd of locals has attacked a Boroko hotel in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday 19 February) leaving three refugees injured and...
Sack Pezzullo, but Home Affairs and Operation Sovereign Borders also needs to go
Pezzullo has been a ruthless advocate of the most brutal anti-refugee border protection policies implemented by successive Liberal and Labor governments.
Manus refugees leave PNG and Australia to face COVID-19 risk in the US
Despite the threat of COVID infection, 35 refugees from Manus Island have left Port Moresby today (Thursday 21 May) to fly via South Korea...
Ex-Nauru refugees released in Sydney and Darwin: Now free them all
The government’s capricious and chaotic release of refugees continues.
Following the release of medevac refugees in Brisbane, yesterday and today (1 and 2 March), the...
Children and families out of detention? – not really!
The government announcement that children and families are to be released from mainland immigration detention is deceptive, selective and half-hearted according to the Refugee...
HIGH COURT ACTION TO CHALLENGE MALAYSIA DEAL
The Refugee Action Coalition has welcomed the action in the High Court to challenge the lawfulness of the detention of the asylum seekers being...
Merak refugees face ‘evacuation’
Media Release February 5
REFUGEE ADVOCATES CALL FOR RESTRAINT AND GUARANTEES FROM AUSTRALIA AND INDONESIA FOR SAFETY AND FUTURE OF THE ASYLUM SEEKERS
Refugee activists in...
