Refugee groups plan show of support for Villawood detainees on Easter Monday
Following this week’s unrest at the Villawood detention centre, refugee rights advocates will stage a mass show of support for Villawood detainees on Easter...
ANOTHER VILLAWOOD REFUGEE ROOF TOP PROTEST
FIFTEEN NOW IN THE ROOF TOP PROTEST AT VILLAWOOD
By 8.30pm Wednesday night, there were fifteen asylum seekers on the roof in Villawood detention centre....
GOVERNMENT RENEGES: FORTY TAMILS TOLD NO APRIL SECURITY CLEARANCES
A phone call this afternoon (Friday 15 April) from Curtin detention centre has confirmed that at least 40 Tamil asylum seekers have been told...
REFUGEE ADVOCATES DELEGATION GOES TO DILI TO LOBBY AGANIST EAST TIMOR PROCESSING CENTRE
In response to the most recent announcements from East Timor president Ramos Horta that an East Timor regional processing centre “remains a possibility”, refugee...
CURTIN ASYLUM SEEKER IN SERIOUS CONDITION IN PERTH HOSPITAL
An Afghan asylum seeker, Ali, around 30 years old, is in Perth hospital with serious injuries following a suicide attempt at Curtin detention centre...
ANOTHER SUICIDE ATTEMPT AT CURTIN; HAZARA SUICIDE VIGIL CONTINUES
Media Release March 30, 2011
A Tamil asylum seeker, 26 year old, recently transferred from Christmas Island attempted suicide by hanging early this morning (Wednesday).
It...
DETENTION BECOMES A DEATH SENTENCE; ANGER GROWS AT CURTIN
Media Release March 29, 2010
Refugee supporters are appalled at the news that mandatory detention has taken another asylum seeker’s life, this time in the...
LEGAL RIGHTS IGNORED AS FEDERAL POLICE INTERROGATE ASYLUM SEEKERS
Media Release, 23 March 2011
Refugee supporters and lawyers are extremely concerned that Federal Police are ignoring the legal rights of asylum seekers as they...
MORE TEAR GAS AND FIRES ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND
Media Release 18 March, 2011
Police have used a stronger version of tear gas that has badly affected protesters inside the Christmas Island detention centre...
SCHERGER DEATH DEMANDS FULL DETENTION INQUIRY; CURTIN PROTEST SPARKED BY SERCO GUARDS’ BRUTALITY
Media release, 18 March 2011
The sit-down protest by around 100 asylum seekers on Thursday afternoon in the Curtin detention centre was sparked by the...
