Christmas island asylum seekers hold solidarity protest for Reza Barati
Around 100 asylum seekers on Christmas Island have held an overnight sit-in protest, outside their compounds, calling for justice for Reza Barati, the asylum...
After 50 days on hunger strike: Omid flown to Australia
Omid, the 35 year-old Faili Kurd hunger striker on Nauru has been put aboard a Careflight plane to be flown from Nauru to Australia.
Omid,...
Sudanese refugees arrested in Makassar, Indonesia
Indonesia immigration and police have arrested around 12 Sudanese refugees (including two children) who had been holding a peaceful, indefinite protest vigil outside the UNHCR offices in Makassar, Indonesia.
Immigration manager dismisses hunger strikers
A meeting between the fifteen Darwin hunger strikers and the Northern Regional Manager, Robin Gray, yesterday (Thursday) afternoon ended in dismay.
A meeting with the...
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...
Eighteen Manus refugees go to the US, but no Iranians
The failure of the US resettlement deal was again on display this morning (Tuesday 29 May) as 18 refugees from Manus Island left Port...
Nauru crisis continues: one medivac, three more families fly to Australia
A pregnant Iranian refugee and her husband have been taken by air ambulance from Nauru to Australia today, Wednesday 24 October. (The nature of...
Ambulance called to collapsed ASIO negative hunger strikers
An ambulance was called to the MITA detention centre this afternoon (Wednesday) after five of the hunger-striking refugees fainted.
The ambulance officers indicated that they...
Refugee advocates condemn Cambodia deal
The Refugee Action Coalition has condemned the refugee resettlement arrangement about to be signed by Australia and Cambodia.
“Today’s deal is the latest installment in...
Villawood roof-top stand off continues
Three Fijian asylum seekers remain on the roof at the Villawood detention centre, this (Wednesday) morning, for the third day.
One of the three, Clare,...
