New shocking photos from Manus Island
New photos that have surfaced from inside the Manus Island detention centre confirm everything that the detainees have been saying since the camp opened in November last year. The unhygienic conditions revealed in the...
Statement by RAC Sydney opposing ‘Norfolk Island proposal’
Refugee Action Coalition Sydney notes with dismay the proposal to detain asylum seekers or refugees on another small island, Norfolk Island this time.
When word of the contents of this article reached Manus and Nauru,...
Video from women on Nauru forum
There is growing outrage at the plans to send 267 asylum seekers back to Nauru and Manus Island. On Monday 29 February RAC hosted a forum to hear first hand accounts of the situation...
Afghan deportation on hold
The 65-year-old Afghan asylum seeker the government wants to deport to Afghanistan has been given a reprieve, until his court case can be heard. But he remains at risk of deportation if he loses,...
Refugee rights campaign wins as children come off Nauru
Are the children coming off?
After over five years of campaigning, the refugee rights movement has had a major victory: the government has said all children will come off Nauru by the end of the...
Families on Nauru
These photos from Nauru show the newly cleared Refugee Processing Centre 3, where family groups are being "accommodated": an isolated, bulldozed area with nothing but very hastily erected tents. Photos: J Jeremiah
Online petition: Stop internet restrictions on Nauru
The Salvation Army has told asylum seekers on Nauru internet access will be limited to 30 minutes every two days, one friend will not be able to help another, and reduced time for Mahdi...
Statement on last night’s protest outside Tony Abbott’s dinner
Fabrications, distortions, exaggerations, and disappointing reporting
Christine Forster’s allegations about the protest at Friday’s Liberal Party fundraising dinner have been widely reported in the media. Tony Abbott himself has hamfistedly weighed in, tweeting: "Disgraceful behaviour...
Hunger strike at Villawood ends
The hunger strike at Villawood has ended on Sunday March 13--below is the text below of a letter sent by the strikers to the Immigration Department to inform them.
Villawood IDC
15 Birmingham Avenue
Villawood
13 March 2011
Deputy...
Solidarity statement from Manus to PNG students
This is what solidarity looks like... a message from Manus Island refugees to the PNG student movement
Dear Students,
We are refugees or detainees from Manus Island detention centre. We are writing in solidarity with png...
