VILLAWOOD IN CRISIS – TWO IRANIAN HUNGER STRIKERS HOSPITALISED
Media release September 21, 2010
While attention has been focused on the fate of the roof-top protesters at Villawood detention centre, the dry hunger strike...
VILLAWOOD CHAOS CONTINUES–Refugee Groups Urge Immigration Department to Act Urgently to Avert Tragedy
Media Release September 21, 2010
Refugee groups are urging the Immigration department to act urgently to avert another tragedy at Villawood detention centre. Negotiations inside...
VILLAWOOD IN CHAOS AFTER SUICIDE AS HUNGER STRIKES AND PROTESTS CONTINUE
Media release, September 20 2010
The suicide of a Fijian man facing deportation from the Villawood detention centre this morning has thrown the detention centre...
REFUGEE GROUPS SUPPORT DARWINÂ PROTESTS
FREE THE REFUGEES, DROP THE PEOPLE SMUGGLING CHARGES
Media release
Refugee groups today expressed their support for the weekend protests of the Indonesian fishermen and this...
REMOTE DETENTION KILLS DETAINEE. REFUGEE GROUP CALLS FOR FULLÂ INQUIRY
Media Release, August 23 2010
Refugee groups have been shocked by the news of the sudden death of a 30 year-old Afghan asylum seeker.
The man...
SYDNEY REFUGEE COURT PROTEST – HIGH COURT TO TEST LEGALITY OF OFF-SHORE PROCESSING
Media release August 23, 2010
While the parliamentary leaders of the Liberal and Labor parties haggle with independents over the outcome the weekend’s election, the...
WHILE POLITICIANS PLAY POLITICAL FOOTBALL WITH REFUGEES, CHRISTMAS ISLAND MENTAL ILLNESS TOLL KEEPSÂ RISING
Media Release August 10, 2010
Two attempted suicides among Tamil asylum seekers and the fear of permanent damage to another individual hunger striker last week...
GOVERNMENT USING DODGY DOCUMENTS TO DEPORT TOÂ DANGER
Media release July 28, 2010
Refugee groups are horrified that the government intends to use shonky travel documents to remove a 32 year old Sudanese...
AS EAST TIMOR VOTES NO, REFUGEE GROUPS CALL ON GILLARD TO SCRAP OFF SHOREÂ PROCESSING
Media Release, July 13 2010
Refugee groups have welcomed East Timor’s unanimous parliamentary vote to reject Julia Gillard’s proposal to site a regional mega-detention centre...
STILL WAITING FOR THE AUSTRALIAN SOLUTION: LABOR MUST ABANDON OFF-SHORE PROCESSING. GILLARD COMPROMISES INDEPENDENT...
Media Release July 7, 2010
Refugee groups have condemned Julia Gillard’s new direction for the processing of asylum seekers. Nothing in her speech addressed the...
