Refugee supporters urge Barnaby Joyce to release Syrian accountant from Villawood
The Refugee Action Coalition has welcomed Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce’s call for Australia to resettle more Syrian refugees.
The Minister was quoted saying, “As an accountant...
PNG opposition leader mounts legal challenge to Manus Island as another asylum seeker attempts...
On Friday, 18 January, the PNG Opposition leader, Belden Namah, launched a constitutional challenge to the Manus Island detention centre with documents lodged in...
Out of control: Nauru police strip and hand cuff refugee worker
An Iranian Arab refugee was held naked and handcuffed for a night and a day at the Nauru police station after he was arrested...
First forced asylum removal to Afghanistan scheduled for tonight, Tuesday 26 August
A last minute application in Federal Circuit Court and an appeal to the United Nations Human Rights Commission are underway to try and prevent...
Forty-four transferred from Manus to Port Moresby, but refugee relocation is no solution
Forty-four refugees from two compounds (10 from West Haus and 34 from East Lorengau compound) on Manus Island are being transferred from Manus Island...
Nauru hunger strike – seven days; Solidarity protests in four cities Thursday
The mass hunger strike by asylum seekers on Nauru enters its seventh day today with around 300 people refusing food. The latest statement from...
Nauru hunger strike ends
Update: While the majority of those on the mass hunger strike on Nauru ended their protest today – five Iranian asylum seekers have continued,...
Refugees petition PNG Supreme Court over delayed judgement
Refugees from Manus Island will present a petition with 368 signatures calling on the PNG Supreme Court to hand down the judgement that will...
Manus: Mike compound ends its hunger strike
The compound that started the mass hunger strike on Manus Island has ended their hunger strike – 13 days after it began – for...
Merak refugees face ‘evacuation’
Media Release February 5
REFUGEE ADVOCATES CALL FOR RESTRAINT AND GUARANTEES FROM AUSTRALIA AND INDONESIA FOR SAFETY AND FUTURE OF THE ASYLUM SEEKERS
Refugee activists in...
