Christmas Island rooftop protest ends after four days

The defiant rooftop protest on the Green 1 compound of the Christmas Island detention centre ended yesterday evening around 6.30pm (Christmas Island time, Tuesday...

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...

Christmas Island rooftop protest into its third day

The defiant rooftop protest on the Green 1 compound of the Christmas Island detention centre has entered its third day. This morning (Monday 28 May)...

Rooftop protest continues on Christmas Island

Two Iranian asylum seekers have spent a second night on the roof of the Green 1 compound inside the Christmas Island detention centre. (The...

Rooftop protest at Christmas Island

Two Iranian asylum seekers have begun a rooftop protest in the Green 1 compound on Christmas Island. The two asylum seekers got onto the roof...

Protest vigils for Salim—murdered on Manus by Peter Dutton

Protest vigils for Salim, the 52 year-old Rohingya refugee who was killed on Manus Island last Tuesday (22 May) will be held today, Friday...

Another refugee dies on Manus

A 52 year-old Rohingyan refugee has died on Manus Island. Reports indicate that the refugee was killed after he jumped from a moving bus and...

US resettlement farce: All Iranians and Somalis rejected

All Iranians and Somali refugees on Nauru who have had appointments in the last two days with US officials have been rejected for resettlement...

Iranian refugee attempts suicide after USA rejection

An Iranian refugee has attempted suicide on Nauru, only hours after she was notified that she had been rejected for resettlement in the US. Around...

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...