SCRAP THE PEOPLE SMUGGLING LAWS – INVESTIGATE THE AFP NOT REFUGEES
Predictably enough, the Four Corners people smuggling program has resulted in an outpouring of anti-refugee sentiment.
Both sides of politics have taken the opportunity to...
Nigerian asylum seeker found dead in Port Moresby
Ruth, a 35-year-old Nigerian asylum seeker who has been in PNG for more than eight and half years, was found dead in her accommodation in Port Moresby on Monday 25 August.
TWO ATTEMPTED SUICIDES IN DARWIN DETENTION CENTRE OVERNIGHT
Refugee advocates have welcomed the Ombudsman’s inquiry into self-harm, but a second attempted suicide in Darwin detention last night has highlighted the desperate situation,...
West Papuan asylum seekers flown to Port Moresby
Refugee groups are concerned for the welfare and security of seven West Papuan asylum seekers flown overnight from Horn Island to Port Moresby.
The seven...
First refugee baby born on Nauru but there’s no future
A Rohingya baby became the first baby born to a refugee family on Nauru on Friday 18 September.
The baby girl, Nourkayas, was 3kg, and...
Another detention death; allegations of negligence demand a full inquiry
Asylum seekers are angry and upset at the death last night (Thursday) of an Afghan asylum seeker in the Villawood detention centre.
According to witnesses...
Behrouz Boochani arrested by Manus Immigration to force transfer
Behrouz Boochani, the Iranian asylum seeker who staged the tree protest yesterday in Foxtrot compound has been arrested at a meeting with Immigration and...
Refugee advocates’ concern for ‘disappeared’ refugee from Brisbane detention
Refugee advocates are extremely concerned for the welfare and whereabouts of an Iranian refugee who has been “disappeared” from Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation (BITA)...
AFGHANISTAN IS NOT SAFE, NO DEPORTATION TO DANGER
LEGISLATE FOR COMPLEMENTARY PROTECTION
Media release, January 17, 2011
Refugee groups today expressed their disappointment with the MOU on migration and humanitarian cooperation signed with the...
High Court win for asylum seekers against relocation argument. Stop the deportation of Afghan...
The High Court finding that the Refugee Review Tribunal had failed to properly consider whether it was reasonable for an Afghan asylum seeker to...
