{"id":1610,"date":"2012-02-14T18:53:44","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T07:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/refugeeactioncoalitionsydney.wordpress.com\/?p=1610"},"modified":"2013-01-11T18:17:15","modified_gmt":"2013-01-11T07:17:15","slug":"2012-easter-convergence-on-refugee-detention-centres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refugeeaction.org.au\/?p=1610","title":{"rendered":"2012 Easter convergence on refugee detention centres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/refugeeactioncoalitionsydney.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/02\/darwin-convergence-2012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1611\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"Darwin convergence 2012\" src=\"http:\/\/refugeeactioncoalitionsydney.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/02\/darwin-convergence-2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a>Over Easter refugee activists from around the country converged on Darwin to refocus attention on the reality behind the wire of mandatory detention. Darwin is rapidly becoming Australia\u2019s detention capital, with three detention centres in holding up to 1000 asylum seekers. Chronic levels of self-harm and protest have put the Northern Immigration Detention Centre (NIDC) in a state of perpetual crisis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/ondemand\/video\/2220793023\/Protesters-condemn-mandatory-detention-laws\" target=\"_blank\">Watch SBS News report on the Villawood and national protests here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Darwin convergence reports and photos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/refugeeaction.org.au\/?p=1660\" target=\"_blank\">Serco bans detention visits as refugee activists converge on Australia\u2019s detention capital<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Protest at Darwin Airport Lodge: <a href=\"https:\/\/refugeeaction.org.au\/?p=1663\" target=\"_blank\">Desperate refugees\u2019 plea from behind the wire at Darwin Airport Lodge<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/refugeeaction.org.au\/?p=1672\" target=\"_blank\">Activists arrested while trying to make contact with refugees in Wickham Point<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/refugeeaction.org.au\/?p=1670\" target=\"_blank\">First reported instance of self harm at Wickham Point<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Protest at Northern Immigration Detention Centre (NIDC): <a href=\"https:\/\/refugeeaction.org.au\/?p=1677\" target=\"_blank\">Refugee activists condemn intimidation of Darwin asylum seekers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[slideshow gallery_id=&#8221;4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Protests were also held around the country in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth on Monday April 9 outside detention centres in each city. Almost 5000 asylum seekers remain imprisoned in detention, including over 500 children.<\/p>\n<p>News reports on the Villawood protest from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairfieldchampion.com.au\/news\/local\/news\/general\/activists-take-to-streets-in-plea-to-end-detention\/2516501.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Fairfield City Champion<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2012-04-09\/scores-protest-outside-villawood-detention-centre\/3939756\" target=\"_blank\">ABC online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over Easter refugee activists from around the country converged on Darwin to refocus attention on the reality behind the wire of mandatory detention. Darwin is rapidly becoming Australia\u2019s detention capital, with three detention centres in holding up to 1000 asylum seekers. Chronic levels of self-harm and protest have put the Northern Immigration Detention Centre (NIDC) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":311091,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-past-actions"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Refugee Rights\"\/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/refugeeaction.org.au\/?p=1610\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 5.0.0.1\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Refugee Action Coalition | Refugee Action Coalition Sydney (RAC) is a 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