ACTIVIST TO SPEAK ON FACT FINDING VISIT TO REFUGEE RIGHTS GROUPS IN MALAYSIA
Refugee Action Coalition activist Mark Goudkamp has just returned from Malaysia where he made contact with the growing campaign in Malaysia against the Gillard...
Permanent visas welcome but Labor must end limbo for all refugees
The long-awaited announcement that Labor will grant permanent visas to 19,000 refugees surviving on temporary visas is a welcome step to fulfilling their election promises. But much more is needed.
More pressure on Manus refugees to move but nowhere to go
PNG Immigration and Australia’s Border Force are stepping up the pressure on Manus refugees and asylum seekers in an effort to force them out...
Lawyers will appeal court ruling on Manus detention siege
The PNG Supreme Court has declined to issue an injunction to restore immediately food, water, and power to the Manus detention centre.
The Chief Justice...
Photos from Nauru protest 27 Feb
Video Nauru protest 270215 with chanting "Shut down offshore"
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Photos from the protest
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Refugee kids boycotting...
Shut down Manus | Close Nauru: written in the sky
On February 17 at 1pm "SHUT DOWN MANUS" will be written across the sky above the Sydney Opera House.
To mark the anniversary of Iranian...
Christmas Island asylum seekers left without water or guards
Around 20 asylum seekers now in White 2 compound on Christmas Island have been left without enough food or water for more than the...
Immigration tries first forced removal from Manus Island: injunctions sought
Late yesterday afternoon, Thursday 13 August, Immigration authorities used a show of force by PNG police as the first phase of attempting forced removals...
Nauruan crane climber arrested by police
The Iranian asylum seeker, Reza Khestinzhad, who staged a nine hour protest on top of a the crane on Nauru on Friday (27 November),...
Concerns increase for re-detained Christmas Island Iranian hunger striker
Refugee advocates are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of an Iranian asylum seeker, Ali Sadaat, detained on Christmas Island. The 21-year-old man has...
