LONG TERM AFGHAN ASYLUM SEEKERS STAGE MASS HUNGER STRIKE AT PONTVILLE: THREE HOSPITALISED
Frustrations over the Immigration department’s reneging on promises of community detention and bridging visas for long term detainees have spilled over to the Pontville...
SYDNEY REFUGEE COURT PROTEST – HIGH COURT TO TEST LEGALITY OF OFF-SHORE PROCESSING
Media release August 23, 2010
While the parliamentary leaders of the Liberal and Labor parties haggle with independents over the outcome the weekend’s election, 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...
ASIO NEGATIVE TAMIL REFUGEE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE – SECOND IN TWO MONTHS
A Tamil refugee with an ASIO negative security finding attempted suicide in the early hours of today (Friday) morning. He is the second ASIO...
Ahwazi Arab refugees protest in Canberra : Off shore processing and human rights in...
A group of around 50 Ahwazi Arab refugees are holding two protests in Canberra today, on Monday 24 September.
The protesters, travelling from Brisbane, Sydney,...
Grave fears for brain-injured refugee on Nauru
A 28 year-old Rohingyan refugee injured in a motorbike accident on Nauru this morning around 7.00am has been unconscious in the RON hospital since...
REFUGEE GROUPS OPPOSE GILLARD’S OFFSHORE ‘SOLUTIONS’ IN MALAYSIA, AND PNG
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Julia Gillard’s announcement of a deal to send asylum seekers attempting to arrive in Australia...
UNHCR avoiding its responsibility to refugees: Australian and Malaysian refugee advocates
The UNHCR is completely misguided in offering any support whatsoever for the Malaysia refugee swap, according to Australian and Malaysian refugee advocates.
Richard Towle, Australian...
Asylum seekers injured by baton-wielding police in brutal suppression of peaceful protest
Reports from Christmas Island indicate that at least six people were taken by ambulance out of the detention centre following the bashing of peaceful...
AS EAST TIMOR VOTES NO, REFUGEE GROUPS CALL ON GILLARD TO SCRAP OFF SHOREÂ PROCESSING
Media Release, July 13 2010
Refugee groups have welcomed East Timor’s unanimous parliamentary vote to reject Julia Gillard’s proposal to site a regional mega-detention centre...
