Tamil refugee hit and run victim medivacced to Australia
The seriously injured 36-year-old Tamil refugee who was the victim of the deliberate hit and run attack on Nauru last Tuesday night (9 February),...
VILLAWOOD TAMILS’ CONDITION WORSENS ON SEVENTH DAY OF DRY HUNGER STRIKE
Media Release, March 8 2011
After seven days of a dry (ie not taking water or food) the condition of three Tamil refugees at Villawood...
Seven month standoff ends as Merak asylum seekers forced off boat. Resettlement ball now...
Media Release, April 19, 2010
Indonesian police and navy personnel this afternoon Jakarta time have acted to force almost 200 Tamil asylum seekers off their...
Urgent: Immigration attempting to return raped Somali refugee to Nauru
The Immigration Department has grabbed Abyan from her room at Villawood this morning (Friday, 16 October) to return her to Nauru.
She is presently being...
US resettlement farce: All Iranians and Somalis rejected
All Iranians and Somali refugees on Nauru who have had appointments in the last two days with US officials have been rejected for resettlement...
Protests over points and food as tensions rise on Manus Island as court challenge...
Around 9.00am this morning (Tuesday, 1 March), people found to be refugees staged a protest at the canteen in Oscar Compound.
The protest stopped the...
Lives at risk on Manus Island: immediate action needed
ALERT: The Refugee Action Coalition has called a vigil for 5pm today, Friday 12 December, at Sydney Town Hall Square to protest against the...
Minister’s bluster over Christmas Island legal case reveals unconcern with safety of life at...
Minister Morrison’s misleading and unfounded attacks on families of the SIEV 221 suing the Australian government reveal his complete lack of concern for saving...
PNG police try to enter Foxtrot compound on Manus
The standoff on Manus Island over the closure of Foxtrot Compound has come to a head this morning.
Police have shut the gates of Foxtrot...
Refugee group’s call: Stop all Manus Island transfers
The Refugee Action Coalition is calling on the in-coming Immigration Minister Brendan O’Connor to immediately halt all transfers of asylum seekers to Manus Island.
“The...
