Tamil asylum seeker suicides in Brisbane
A 45-year-old Tamil asylum seeker has died in Brisbane after a suicide attempt at the Logan hospital last Friday (24 August).
The Tamil man received an initial rejection of his protection application several weeks ago,...
Exposed: Nauru asylum seekers brought to Australia to be deported
Five Sri Lankan asylum seekers who spent a year on Nauru and were brought from Nauru to Curtin detention centre two months ago have been told they will be deported to Sri Lanka.
One of...
Twenty three refugees leave Nauru for the US
Twenty-three refugees flew from Nauru to the US today, Sunday 22 July.
The group includes two Rohingyan families, one couple with their three children; the other a father and his two sons. The...
Grave fears for Iranian hunger striker from Nauru
Refugee advocates have serious fears for the welfare of Omid, a 24-year-old Iranian refugee from Nauru, who has been on hunger strike for over 30 days.
His condition has significantly deteriorated since he was hospitalised...
Villawood protest on Anzac Day – demanding a fair go for refugees
Wayne Swan is wrong to criticize Monday’s planned refugee rights protest at Villawood detention centre, refugee supporters say.
Following this week’s unrest at Villawood, refugee rights advocates will stage a mass show of support for...
Federal Court injunction granted to stop Immigration seizing mobile phones
An out-of-hours special Federal Court hearing today (Sunday, 19 Feb) has granted an injunction to prevent Serco and Border Force from seizing mobile phones from detainees in onshore immigration detention, just hours before the...
