Reza Barati’s father calls for justice for his son
To mark 100 days since Reza Barati’s murder, his father, Torabi, has sent a letter to the Australian people calling for justice for his...
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...
Machete-wielding locals threaten to kill Manus asylum seekers
A threatening incident, just one day after the release of the Cornall report of the February 17 attack on asylum seekers, at the Manus...
Reza Barati – still waiting for justice; Cornall report is flawed
The release of the Cornall report into the events on Manus Island has confirmed what the asylum seekers said all along – that they...
Students protest Bishop and Carr outside China Institute opening at UTS
Students from UTS and Sydney University held a protest today outside the opening of the Australia-China Relations Institute to highlight the cruel treatment of...
Attempted drowning suicide on Manus Island as tensions mount
For the third time in two weeks, there has been an attempted suicide by Manus Island asylum seekers trying to drown themselves.
Today, Tuesday 13...
Protest at High Court offshore detention hearing, Manus Island asylum seekers unsafe as PNG...
The Refugee Action Coalition has called a protest at the Sydney Law Courts Building in Macquarie Street, for 9.00am Friday, 9 May.
The protest will...
Immigration separates asylum seeker mother and baby again. Close Nauru: it’s unfit for mothers
An Iranian woman brought from Nauru to Brisbane in April to give birth to a premature baby is only seeing her new born son...
Nauru dengue fever outbreak raises health concerns for asylum seekers
An outbreak of dengue fever has hit Nauru, raising concerns for the short-term and long-term heath and welfare of asylum seekers being held on...
Villawood Immigration staff attempt forcible transfer of 83 year–old Iraqi woman
Serco and Immigration staff at Villawood detention centre are desperately trying to force an 83 year-old Iraqi asylum seeker, Fatima, into a wheel chair...
