National refugee rallies say ‘Hands off Medevac’
While the government ramps up the rhetoric and its misinformation campaign against the Medevac legislation, thousands of people will rally across Australia on Saturday...
Bangladeshi asylum seeker on bridging visa suicides in Lakemba
A 33-year-old Bangladeshi asylum seeker, Mohammad Mohsin, has committed suicide, at a mosque in Lakemba, on Sunday, 20 October.
Mohammad arrived by boat in 2013,...
Manus refugee suicides in Brisbane, offshore detention claims another victim
A 32-year-old mentally-distressed Afghan refugee, Sayed Mirwais Rohani, has committed suicide in Brisbane. The Afghan doctor jumped to his death from the 22nd floor...
More threats to relocate refugees in Port Moresby into poverty
After being transferred from Manus to hotels in Port Moresby, refugees' living conditions and safety are now under threat.
Refugees presently living in the Granville...
Saudi consulate protest for human rights and freedom for political prisoners
A protest calling for human rights, free speech and the release of political prisoners in Saudi Arabia will be held on Wednesday, 2 October,...
Detention shifts to Port Moresby as last refugees transferred off Manus
Thirty-five refugees are being transferred from Manus to Port Moresby today, Thursday 5 September.
The transfer of the last 35 refugees and asylum seekers from...
Forty-four transferred from Manus to Port Moresby, but refugee relocation is no solution
Forty-four refugees from two compounds (10 from West Haus and 34 from East Lorengau compound) on Manus Island are being transferred from Manus Island...
Nauru refugee in Brisbane burns intensive care unit
Jamal, the 36-year-old Pakistani refugee who set himself on fire on Nauru on Friday morning (23 August) is now in intensive care at the...
Nauru refugee sets himself on fire
A 36-year-old Pakistani refugee on Nauru has been badly burned after he set fire to himself in a suicide attempt, this morning, Friday 23...
Australian detention centre in Port Moresby is worse than Manus; worse than prison
Refugee advocates have growing concerns regarding the conditions at the high security detention centre annexed to the Bomana prison.
Information about the newly opened Bomana...
