Cambodians Nauru visit ends in protest
The International Organisation of Migration may have signed a deal with Cambodia to assist transferring refugees from Nauru to Cambodia; but no-one is interested.
The...
STATELESS ASYLUM SEEKERS HOSPITALISED AS KURDISH “IMR VICTIMS” OVERDOSE AND STITCH LIPS
Another desperate protest has hit the Darwin detention centre. Five stateless Fali Kurd asylum seekers, calling themselves “IMR victims” have staged protests and self...
Permanent visas welcome but Labor must end limbo for all refugees
The long-awaited announcement that Labor will grant permanent visas to 19,000 refugees surviving on temporary visas is a welcome step to fulfilling their election promises. But much more is needed.
GOVERNMENT BEGRUDGINGLY GIVES UP THIRD COUNTRY PROCESSING VOTE BUT DETENTION ACTION NEEDED NOW
“The Refugee Action Coalition welcomes the fact the government has finally faced facts with its announcement that the government will process asylum seekers in...
IMMIGRATION ACTS TO RESTRICT DETENTION CENTRE VISITS
Refugee advocates are alarmed at the spate of politically motivated decisions by Immigration Department officers barring visits to detention centres.
In the last week, Ian...
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...
TWELVE-DAY VILLAWOOD IRANIAN HUNGER STRIKE ENDS
Media release September 30, 2010
REFUGEE GROUP’S PROTEST CALLS FOR END TO MANDATORY DETENTION AND OFF-SHORE PROCESSING
The dry (ie not taking fluids) hunger strike by...
Another suicide attempt on Nauru – “the worst it has ever been”
Angry asylum seekers boycott excursions
A suicide attempt this (Thursday) afternoon by one of the hunger strikers on Nauru – the second hanging attempt in two...
Escape tunnel to freedom found in Yongah Hill detention centre
An elaborate escape tunnel has been uncovered in the Falcon compound of Yongah Hill detention centre in Western Australia. The tunnel was discovered around...
Murdered Manus asylum seeker was Faili Kurd
The asylum seeker killed on Monday night in the Manus Island detention centre was a 24 year-old Faili Kurd. He was one of the...
