Iranian asylum-seeker rehospitalized on day 47 of hunger strike
Omid Sorousheh, the 35 year-old Iranian asylum seeker on Nauru, was rehospitalized at 10.00 o’clock this morning on day 47 of his hunger-strike.
“He is...
PNG supreme court challenge to manus island detention centre
This morning (Wednesday 18 March), 9.30am, the Supreme Court, Port Moresby, will hold its first directions hearing in a new challenge to the Manus...
Twenty-seven refugees leave Nauru for the US
Twenty-seven refugees left Nauru this morning bound for Port Moresby, the first leg of a 50-hour long journey to be resettled in the USA....
Manus mental health crisis as refugee swallows razor blades
Refugee advocates have called for urgent medical attention for a 46-year-old Iraqi refugee who has been hospitalised in Port Moresby after swallowing razor blades.
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Villawood protest: Free Ranjini and her baby Paari; free all ASIO-negative refugees
A protest to support ASIO-negative refugees and welcome Paari, the latest baby born to an ASIO negative refugee, will be held at 11am Sunday,...
Manus protest grows against compound closure
In the biggest demonstration yet against the arbitrary closure of Foxtrot compound hundreds of asylum seekers and refugees have protested at the compound.
Despite the...
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),...
Nauran police arbitrarily arrest over 100 refugees
In a move that will seriously increase tensions on Nauru, Nauruan police have arbitrarily arrested up to 150 refugees, including at least one family...
VIETNAMESE ASYLUM SEEKERS HUNGER STRIKE IN DARWIN
It is believed at least a dozen Vietnamese asylum seekers in Darwin’s Northern Immigration Detention Centre (NIDC) are on hunger strike.
The hunger strike highlights...
Rooftop protest at Christmas Island
Two Iranian asylum seekers have begun a rooftop protest in the Green 1 compound on Christmas Island.
The two asylum seekers got onto the roof...
