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...
Federal Court injunction granted to stop Immigration seizing mobile phones
An out-of-hours special Federal Court hearing today (Sunday, 19 Feb) has granted an injunction to prevent Serco and Border Force from seizing mobile phones...
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...
Wanton vandalism as PNG police destroy refugees’ water wells
After 13 days, over 420 refugees and asylum seekers are desperately defying Dutton's siege of the Manus detention centre. See photos of the protests...
Nauru asylum seekers issue new appeal to Gillard and the media
The asylum seekers on Nauru have issued another statement (text below and here) appealing to the media to come Nauru and see directly the...
PNG refugees moved in the community face more danger, more uncertainty
After a false start a week ago, PNG Immigration began moving refugees from Port Moresby’s Granville Motel to 'community placement' in two other hotels...
Fifty day hunger strike highlights deliberate visa delays
Refugee advocates are increasingly concerned for the welfare of a Bangladeshi asylum seeker in Wickham Point, Darwin, who has been on hunger strike for...
Reza Barati’s father calls for justice for his son
To mark 100 days since Reza Barati’s murder, his father, Torabi, has sent a letter to the Australian people calling for justice for his...
Immigration panic as Manus court challenge looms
Meetings in the Manus Island detention centre compounds this morning (Tuesday 29 March) have outlined a series of moves by Australian and PNG Immigration...
Christmas Island asylum seekers left without water or guards
Around 20 asylum seekers now in White 2 compound on Christmas Island have been left without enough food or water for more than the...
