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...
Third day of protest on Nauru
Asylum seekers of the family compound, RPC 3, on Nauru have staged their third protest in three days.
In October last year the Nauruan government...
REFUGEE ADVOCATES DELEGATION GOES TO DILI TO LOBBY AGANIST EAST TIMOR PROCESSING CENTRE
In response to the most recent announcements from East Timor president Ramos Horta that an East Timor regional processing centre “remains a possibility”, refugee...
Christmas Island detention centre is burning
Reports from inside Christmas Island detention centre indicate that at least two compounds, Blue and Green, have been set alight. While the extent of...
Nauru hunger strike continues – one Afghan hospitalised
The mass hunger strike on Nauru has entered its second day, still with around 290 people not eating. One Iranian man has been on...
Tensions high on Manus as hunger strike protest continues: stop the forced transfers
Tensions remain high on Manus Island following attempts by Transfield’s “riot squad” to enter Delta Compound yesterday afternoon.
Asylum seekers in both Delta and Oscar...
Labor’s binge on anti-refugee laws must be stopped
In the dying days of the last week of Parliamentary sittings for 2024, Labor is shamefully trying to push through three pieces of legislation that will further undermine human rights of refugees and non-citizens.
Urgent medevac needed for PNG refugee
Refugee activists are calling for the government to act urgently to medevac a Kurdish-Iranian refugee, Hatam Yekta, from Port Moresby to Australia.
Iranian refugee attempts suicide after USA rejection
An Iranian refugee has attempted suicide on Nauru, only hours after she was notified that she had been rejected for resettlement in the US.
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Asylum seekers’ protests continue on Manus Island
The daily protests by hundreds of asylum seekers on Manus Island that began on 25 January have now spread to all four compounds inside...
