MITA hunger strike continues: End the lockdown, provide chairs
The hunger strike protest by immigration detainees in MITA North that began on Tuesday 8 January, is now into its fourth day.
Detainees have also...
PNG Supreme Court rules major victory to Manus asylum seekers
The full bench of the PNG Supreme Court today (Friday) finally handed down a ruling formally finding that the human rights of all those...
Orders to close Manus detention likely before the Australian election
A directions hearing in the PNG Supreme Court, on Monday 6 June, has opened the way for explicit orders to close the Manus detention...
Another refugee hospitalised after ambulance called to MITA
Another Medevac refugee has been taken to hospital this afternoon, after an ambulance attended at MITA detention centre around 4.00pm, Thursday 24 June.
This leaves...
More protests on Nauru as empty promises anger Nauru asylum seekers
Asylum seekers on Nauru will hold another protest inside the detention centre between 3pm and 5pm, today (Wednesday 17 October).
The almost 300 people from...
Detainee suicides in Yongah Hill – negligence claims another life
An Iraqi detainee has committed suicide in Yongah Hill detention centre outside Perth.
The man was found in his cell at around 5.30pm Western Australia...
Seven month standoff ends as Merak asylum seekers forced off boat. Resettlement ball now...
Media Release, April 19, 2010
Indonesian police and navy personnel this afternoon Jakarta time have acted to force almost 200 Tamil asylum seekers off their...
Australian humanitarian visa application forms confiscated, as Merak asylum seeker “disappears” after arrest at hospital
Media Release December 28
Refugee activists in Indonesia are extremely concerned at the fate of one of the Tamil Merak asylum seekers, “Sammy”, who was...
Nauru dengue fever outbreak raises health concerns for asylum seekers
An outbreak of dengue fever has hit Nauru, raising concerns for the short-term and long-term heath and welfare of asylum seekers being held on...
Refugee advocates urge intervention to stop first forced removal to Afghanistan
Refugee advocates are calling on Scott Morrison to halt the imminent deportation of a Hazara asylum seeker from Villawood detention centre to Afghanistan, scheduled...
