Nauru petition calls for Fariborz’s body and family to be brought to Australia

More than two weeks since Fariborz Karami died on Nauru, the Australian Border Force (ABF) has made no arrangements to meet his family’s request...

Six more refugees leave from Manus for the US, but Trump ban still in...

Six Manus refugees left Port Moresby this morning, Tuesday 19 June, for the United States. All single men, the refugees are Afghan, Pakistani and one...

Nauru cancels refugee day

The Nauru government has cancelled its World Refugee Day event scheduled for Wednesday, 20 June. The cancellation is not surprising; there is little sign of...

Refugees leave for the US, as Nauru grieves

A bitter sweet moment on Nauru as 21 refugees leave Nauru for the United States today Sunday 17 June (photos attached), only two days...

Threat level raised on Nauru after asylum seeker death

Canstruct, the Nauru detention management company, has declared a “threat level 3” (probable) at the RPC 1 and RPC 3 in the aftermath of...

Another asylum seeker dies on Nauru

In tragic news from Nauru, a 26-year-old Iranian asylum seekers has been found dead, believed to have suicided, this morning. He was found dead...

Christmas Island rooftop protest starts again

Around 7.15pm Monday night, the Christmas Island rooftop protest re-started, when one Iranian asylum seeker went back onto the roof of the Green Two...

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)...