17 YEAR OLD ASYLUM SEEKER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE AHEAD OF MALAYSIA DEPORTATION
A 17 year-old female asylum-seeker due to be deported to Malaysia has attempted suicide in Christmas Island’s Bravo compound.
Reports from Christmas Island indicate that...
Nauru hunger strike ends
Update: While the majority of those on the mass hunger strike on Nauru ended their protest today – five Iranian asylum seekers have continued,...
Refugee advocates call for independent inquiry into Manus death
Refugee advocates are deeply concerned at PNG police statements that they have ruled out "foul play" in regard to the death of Hamed.
"It is...
More danger as PNG refugees pushed into the community
Refugees living in Port Moresby’s Granville Motel since being transferred from Manus Island (some for medical treatment that they never got), have been issued...
ANOTHER VILLAWOOD SUICIDE DEMANDS FULL INQUIRY INTO DETENTION
Media release November 16, 2010
An Iraqi asylum seeker, Ahmad, is believed to have committed suicide at Villawood detention centre around midnight Monday night.
Detainees...
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...
Sydney protests: Free Ranjini: Free all the ASIO negative refugees
Two protests in Sydney on Friday 10 May will call for the release of Ranjini (and her children) and the release of all the...
Break-out on Manus Island as asylum seekers told no resettlement in PNG
Reports from Manus Island indicate a major protest and breakout has taken place on Manus Island late this afternoon. The most recent reports...
Refugee protests across Indonesia to mark Refugee Day
Hundreds of refugees, mostly Afghan and Sudanese, staged protests on World Refugee Day in cities across Indonesia to demand resettlement after years of being stranded in poverty.Â
Hundreds still protest on Manus island after eleven days of hunger strike –...
After eleven days, the Manus Island hunger strike remains hundreds strong.
Despite the Immigration Minister’s attempts to maintain a media blackout, the truth about Manus...
