Neil Para wins visa, but 9,999 others still waiting for justice
The news that Neil Para and his family have been granted permanent visas is very welcome. They have been waiting since August 2012.
Government siege tightens on Manus as last food announced
Refugee groups have called for the Australian government to end the siege of the Manus detention centre.
After ignoring a PNG Supreme Court ruling since...
LEGAL RIGHTS IGNORED AS FEDERAL POLICE INTERROGATE ASYLUM SEEKERS
Media Release, 23 March 2011
Refugee supporters and lawyers are extremely concerned that Federal Police are ignoring the legal rights of asylum seekers as they...
PNG Supreme Court dismisses Manus case on technicality
The PNG Supreme Court has dismissed the case of Behrouz Boochani and 730 other Manus detainees for the constitutional enforcement of their rights.
The Supreme...
Medevac refugees restart hunger strike protest
A group of Medevac refugees at MITA (Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation) have re-started their hunger strike protest to demand their release from detention.
It is...
Nauru protest calls for immediate processing and to close the detention centre
Asylum seekers recently transferred to Nauru held a peaceful, but very vocal, protest yesterday (Sunday) afternoon to coincide with a rally in Sydney against...
Correction re more attacks on Manus Island
Nothing seems to have come of the initial reports about a second night of attacks on the Manus Island asylum seekers.
No more casualties have...
Third flight leaves Cocos Islands carrying Tamil asylum seekers to Curtin
The third flight carrying Tamil asylum seekers from Cocos Islands to Curtin detention left the Cocos Islands around 3.00pm Cocos time. It is expected...
Questions remain over government misleading Sinhalese asylum seekers; lawyers must have access to Nauru
There is evidence that the government is deliberately using the “voluntary” repatriation of Sinhalese asylum seekers to cover-up its failure to provide legal advice...
SECOND NIGHT OF PROTESTS ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND
UPDATE--SECOND NIGHT OF TEAR GAS
Around 10pm Christmas Island time, Federal police began the indiscriminate use of tear gas inside the Christmas Island detention centre.
Asylum...
