West Papuans removed unlawfully; Morrison’s explanation doesn’t stand up to scrutiny
Yesterday at his press briefing, Immigration Minister, Scott Morrison, claimed that Australia had removed seven West Papuan asylum seekers to PNG last Friday on...
Nauruan refugee starts crane protest
An Iranian refugee, Reza Khestinzhad, (44 years old) has scaled the tallest crane on Nauru - on the construction site for refugee accommodation -...
OAKESHOTT ASYLUM BILL IS SHABBY POLITICAL THEATRE TO DENY REFUGEES THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS
Refugee groups have condemned the Gillard government’s move to introduce Rob Oakeshott’s bill into Parliament this afternoon as being a piece of shabby political...
Water crisis on Manus Island
Asylum seekers on Manus Island report that they have had five days of acute water shortages in the detention camp, and the crisis seems...
Hasty shift leaves 157 Tamil asylum seekers without clothes
The Tamil asylum seekers held at sea on the Oceanic Protector for almost a month have been left in Curtin with only the clothes...
Second group of Manus refugees fly to US
The second group of refugees to be accepted for resettlement in the US has left Port Moresby for the United States this morning (Tuesday...
REFUGEE PROTEST TO MARK START OF HIGH COURT CASE
Refugee supporters will protest outside the Sydney court precinct, Queens Square, Macquarie Street, in Sydney between 9.00 and 10.00am, Wednesday, 8 February. Speakers at...
Protests; self-harm rock Nauru after TPV and Cambodia announcement
In the aftermath of asylum seekers and refugees being shown a video of Scott Morrison announcing that TPVs would never apply to Nauru, protests,...
Grave fears for life of Iranian asylum seeker: shocking callous Facebook comment reveals Serco...
Grave fears are held for the life on Iranian asylum seeker, Saeed Hassan Loo, who is believed to have been refusing fluids for the...
After four months – and end in sight to the stand-off at Merak
Media release February 10
Refugee groups today welcomed the statement from the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, indicating that Australia will play a role re-settling the...
