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...
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...
