Stabbing incident in Yongah Hill detention
A Turkish man, around 32 years old, has died after being stabbed at the Yongah Hill detention centre.
Manus asylum seekers fear local vigilante reprisals
In the aftermath of the detention protest last night, Manus Island locals have armed themselves with machetes, knives and guns. Asylum seekers have urged...
Villawood protest on Anzac Day – demanding a fair go for refugees
Wayne Swan is wrong to criticize Monday’s planned refugee rights protest at Villawood detention centre, refugee supporters say.
Following this week’s unrest at Villawood, refugee...
Refugee advocates fear for Iranians facing deportation
In the early hours of Sunday morning, 19 January, at the Wickham Point Immigration Detention Centre near Darwin, Serco guards raided the rooms of...
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...
New Zealand refugees call on Australian Government to urgently act for Hatam Yekta
A group of ex-Manus and ex-Nauru refugees and supporters in New Zealand held a protest outside the Australian consulate in Auckland yesterday calling on...
Yongah Hill hunger strike protest continues into fifth day
Around 350 immigration detainees are into their fifth day of hunger strike protest at Yongah Hill detention centre.
A list of demands was released by...
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE A CLOSE CALL AT DARWIN DETENTION CENTRE
A suicide attempt at the Darwin detention centre by a Rohingyan asylum seeker was only narrowly averted overnight.
The man was already hanging when found...
Protests erupt on Nauru over delayed processing and deteriorating medical and camp conditions
Up to 100 Palestinian, Iraqi and Iranian asylum seekers on Nauru have been holding rowdy nightly protests over delays in the processing of their...
Navy tows Christmas Island asylum boat back to sea
A boat of asylum seekers which arrived at Christmas Island early this morning (Friday 20 November) has been towed back to sea by the...
