Christmas island asylum seekers hold solidarity protest for Reza Barati
Around 100 asylum seekers on Christmas Island have held an overnight sit-in protest, outside their compounds, calling for justice for Reza Barati, the asylum...
Refugee advocates demand “open the borders” to Iranians: end Labor’s shameful Iranian visa ban
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke’s announcement that Australia will impose a six-month ban on entry from Iran temporary tourist visa holders is a shameful continuation of a “deter and deny” policy.
Darwin paediatricians and health workers stand against detention harm
On Friday 29th October at 1pm, paediatricians and other health workers and researchers from Darwin will meet at the front of the Menzies Building...
Behrouz Boochani resists, climbs a tree in the Foxtrot compound on Manus Island
Mr Boochani has climbed a tree (video available on request) in the Foxtrot compound in order to stand against what he terms as a...
Nauru refugees say no to Cambodia
Refugees on Nauru have produced their own You Tube video to respond to the pro-Cambodia video produced by Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.
The video...
Manus island hygiene and health hazard – still torture
A filthy toilet block (three toilets and three showers) in Delta Compound on Manus Island has been demolished.
The disgusting facilities (see photos) were a...
Release Sayed: False red notice lifted from Egyptian asylum seeker
The fabricated Interpol Red Notice issued by the Egyptian government against asylum seeker Sayed Abdellatif has been unconditionally lifted (see document here). The red...
Hunger strike starts as Nauru protests spread
The protests by asylum seekers and refugees on Nauru that began on Thursday 25 August are continuing, and have now spread to the single...
HANDCUFFED REFUGEES BEING DENIED HUMAN RIGHTS
Six long term immigration detainees, four refugees and two asylum seekers, being flown from Christmas Island to Villawood on Sunday morning have been told...
Nauru refugee sets himself on fire
A 36-year-old Pakistani refugee on Nauru has been badly burned after he set fire to himself in a suicide attempt, this morning, Friday 23...
