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...
Attempted suicide on Manus Island – Advocates suggest a good time for Transfield to...
A 25 year-old Burmese asylum seeker attempted suicide at Manus Island yesterday afternoon, Monday 31 August.
The emergency unfolded over almost four hours as the...
Peter Dutton’s misleading statements on Abyan
Everyone remembers when Scott Morrison declared that Reza Barati was killed ‘outside the wire’ at the Manus Island detention centre.
It was a low point...
$20,000 bribes offered as Border Force threatens more deportations from Manus
Australian Border Force officials have threatened to deport more Nepalese asylum seekers from Manus Island unless the asylum seekers agree to “voluntarily” return home.
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GILLARD MISSES OPPORTUNITY TO PUT PRINCIPLE AT FRONT OF REFUGEE POLICY
Refugee groups today condemned the Gillard’s government’s announcement that it intends to change the laws to get around the High Court decision that the...
Nauru dengue fever outbreak raises health concerns for asylum seekers
An outbreak of dengue fever has hit Nauru, raising concerns for the short-term and long-term heath and welfare of asylum seekers being held on...
Children and families out of detention? – not really!
The government announcement that children and families are to be released from mainland immigration detention is deceptive, selective and half-hearted according to the Refugee...
Nauru independence celebration overshadowed by prison island’s neglect and abuse
Today, 31 January, marks the high point of independence celebrations on Nauru (see photos).
Curiously the celebrations have been marked by the government lifting the...
Refugees robbed by armed raskals in Port Moresby
Two Iranian refugees in Port Moresby have been robbed at gunpoint when armed raskals broke into their unit at Koki Apartments
Attempted drowning suicide on Manus Island as tensions mount
For the third time in two weeks, there has been an attempted suicide by Manus Island asylum seekers trying to drown themselves.
Today, Tuesday 13...
