MITA hunger strike continues: End the lockdown, provide chairs
The hunger strike protest by immigration detainees in MITA North that began on Tuesday 8 January, is now into its fourth day.
Detainees have also...
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...
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...
“Stand-off” continues and tension grows on Christmas Island
Around 50 people have spent the night on the oval (green zone) of Christmas Island detention centre, as more police and Serco guards gather...
Nauru rushes to demolish refugee tents before Pacific Islands Forum
Last minute efforts are underway on Nauru to get all families and children out of the mouldy tents of RPC 3, the family compound,...
Nauru asylum seeker gives birth in Brisbane. Scott Morrison’s deception exposed
The Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has been caught in his own web of deceptive half-truths and policy of media blackout.
At a media briefing on...
TENSE STAND-OFF IN SCHERGER FOLLOWS SERCO ASSAULT ON ASYLUM SEEKER
There is a tense stand-off between Tamil asylum seekers and Serco guards at Scherger detention centre, following an assault on a Tamil refugee by...
West Papuan asylum seekers flown to Port Moresby
Refugee groups are concerned for the welfare and security of seven West Papuan asylum seekers flown overnight from Horn Island to Port Moresby.
The seven...
Five Nauru asylum seekers attempt suicide
The Nauru detention camp has been rocked by five asylum seekers attempting suicide in the last five days.
The latest attempted hanging was late last...
Refugee groups call for Sri Lanka cricket boycott and an end to deportations
Refugee supporters will join Tamil groups to protest outside tomorrow’s SCG cricket match to call for a sporting boycott of the Sri Lankan cricket...
