DEVIL’S ISLAND OF DETENTION: TWO ASYLUM SEEKERS TAKEN IN HANDCUFFS TO CHRISTMAS ISLAND; PUNISHMENT...
Two Afghan refugees were taken in handcuffs from Darwin to Christmas Island on the afternoon of Sunday 18 March.
Refugee advocates have called for the...
AFTER TWO YEARS, FIRST MERAK TAMIL REFUGEES TO COME TO AUSTRALIA
Tamil refugees from the boat stranded in Merak, Indonesia in 2009 after being stopped at the request of then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, have...
VILLAWOOD IRANIAN ASYLUM SEEKER DIES IN HOSPITAL – VICTIM OF IRANIAN REGIME; VICTIM OF...
Asylum seekers supporters are shocked and saddened at the announcement that an Iranian asylum seeker has died in Liverpool hospital in the early hours...
ANOTHER ASYLUM SEEKER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE AT DARWIN’S AIRPORT LODGE
A Tamil asylum seeker has been taken to hospital after attempting suicide by hanging in the early of hours of this morning, at the...
LIP STITCHING, ATTEMPTED SUICIDE: TENSIONS REMAIN AT DARWIN DETENTION CENTRE
The recent release of around 19 asylum seekers on community detention has done nothing to ease tensions at the Darwin detention centre.
In the last...
REFUGEE PROTEST TO MARK START OF HIGH COURT CASE
Refugee supporters will protest outside the Sydney court precinct, Queens Square, Macquarie Street, in Sydney between 9.00 and 10.00am, Wednesday, 8 February. Speakers at...
LONG TERM AFGHAN ASYLUM SEEKERS STAGE MASS HUNGER STRIKE AT PONTVILLE: THREE HOSPITALISED
Frustrations over the Immigration department’s reneging on promises of community detention and bridging visas for long term detainees have spilled over to the Pontville...
Refugee activists bring in the New Year with protest at Chris Bowen’s office
Neither Malaysia nor Nauru; Lift the refugee quota, without conditions
Tuesday 10 January, 1.00-2.30pm, 398 Hamilton Rd, Fairfield West
Speakers include: Ian Rintoul (RAC), Jenny Haines...
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT REJECTS INDONESIAN UNHCR REFUGEES: HYPOCRITICAL POLICIES ARE PUSHING REFUGEES ONTO BOATS
A group of Tamil refugees in Indonesia, recognized as refugees by the UNHCR, but rejected by the Australian government now say they have little...
DARWIN ASYLUM TENSIONS GROW: NO HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR DETAINEES
Tensions inside Darwin’s detention centres are growing.
The were more reports of clashes inside DAL 1, the family compound of the Darwin Airport Lodge low...
