REFUGEE STATISTICS REVEAL BIAS AND POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN OFF-SHORE PROCESSING
The Refugee Action Coalition today welcomed the release of more detailed statistics regarding asylum seekers and refugees, but says there is still a need...
AS GILLARD MORPHS INTO HOWARD, REFUGEE PROTEST: “RETURN OF THE LIBERAL DEAD”
The Refugee Action Coalition is holding a “zombie” protest at the Sydney Department of Immigration offices, 22 Lee Street, City, beginning 12.30pm Friday 13...
REFUGEE GROUPS OPPOSE GILLARD’S OFFSHORE ‘SOLUTIONS’ IN MALAYSIA, AND PNG
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Julia Gillard’s announcement of a deal to send asylum seekers attempting to arrive in Australia...
REFUGEE SUPPORTERS TO PICKET CHRIS BOWEN’S OFFICE OVER TPV DRACONIAN LAW PROPOSAL
The Refugee Action Coalition has called a protest outside Immigration Minister Chris Bowen’s Fairfield electorate office (115 The Crescent, Fairfield), Friday 12.30-2.00pm.
Friday morning, Eastern...
CURTIN HUNGER STRIKE ENDS BUT MANDATORY DETENTION ‘SLOWLY KILLS’
The protest hunger strike at Curtin detention centre ended around 1.30pm, Tuesday.
The protest action had involved hundreds of asylum seekers over three days. On...
CURTIN HUNGER STRIKE AND PROTEST CONTINUES
Reports from inside the Curtin detention centre indicate that the hunger strike and protest is continuing. Up to 500 people did not report for...
REFUGEE ADVOCATES CONDEMN FURTHER CRIMINALISATION OF REFUGEES
Refugee advocates have condemned Chris Bowen’s proposed toughening of the character test for asylum seekers.
Refugee Action Coalition spokesman Ian Rintoul described the announcement as...
LAWYERS SHOCKED BY ASYLUM SEEKERS’ CONDITIONS AT SILVERWATER
Solicitors visiting asylum seekers now incarcerated at Silverwater prison are shocked at what they have seen. Stephen Blanks, solicitor and secretary of the NSW...
REFUGEE PROTEST SPREADS TO CURTIN, REFUGEE SUPPORTER BANNED FROM VISITS
A hunger strike and sit-in involving 300 and more asylum seekers at Curtin detention centre is expected to escalate overnight. The asylum seekers are...
Villawood protest on Anzac Day – demanding a fair go for refugees
Wayne Swan is wrong to criticize Monday’s planned refugee rights protest at Villawood detention centre, refugee supporters say.
Following this week’s unrest at Villawood, refugee...
