MALAYSIA DEAL SMASHES INNOCENT LIVES, NOT SMUGGLERS’ BUSINESS MODEL
The government’s assurances of dignity and respect for asylum seekers transferred to Malaysia are meaningless, according to the Refugee Action Coalition (RAC).
Australia and Malaysia...
SCHERGER HUNGER STRIKE ENDS – BUT DARWIN ESCALATES
Around 100 asylum seekers at Scherger detention centre have ended their hunger strike at about 1.30 pm, Monday 25 July.
The end of the hunger...
SCHERGER HUNGER STRIKE UPDATE
By Saturday afternoon, the number of hunger strikers at the Scherger detention centre is estimated to be 95.
However their physical condition continues to deteriorate....
SCHERGER HUNGER STRIKE GROWS; BUT FEARS FOR HEALTH OF THE PROTESTERS
The number of Hazara hunger strikers at Scherger detention has grown from 60 to 80 by late Friday, but the dry hunger strike (no...
AFP IN BRUTAL CRACKDOWN ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND
Australian Federal Police (AFP) have staged early morning raids on the rooms of asylum seekers in several compounds of the main detention centre on...
MORE PROTESTS AT CHRISTMAS ISLAND
For the third day in a row, asylum seekers have initiated protests inside the Christmas Island detention centre. This (Thursday) afternoon, asylum seekers in...
MASS HUNGER STRIKE AS PROTESTS SPREAD TO SCHERGER DETENTION CENTRE
Around 60 Hazara asylum seekers in the far north Queensland Scherger detention centre have begun a hunger strike this morning, Thursday 21 July
Many more...
SECOND NIGHT OF PROTESTS ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND
UPDATE--SECOND NIGHT OF TEAR GAS
Around 10pm Christmas Island time, Federal police began the indiscriminate use of tear gas inside the Christmas Island detention centre.
Asylum...
DARWIN ROOF-TOP PROTEST ENDS
After seven days, the roof top protest by five asylum seekers at Darwin detention centre ended this morning (Wednesday 20 July), after Immigration officials...
TEAR GAS USED AGAINST PROTEST ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND
A major protest, involving a large number of asylum seekers has broken out at the main Christmas Island detention centre overnight, starting around 10pm...
