The Refugee Rights Action Network joined other activists from all around the country, this Easter weekend in Darwin – a place which has progressively become the detention capital of Australia. Activists from Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney were among those attending, this included three ex-detainees – three men from Iraq, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka who […]
National Day of Action: Say no to mandatory detention!
Perth Immigration Detention Centre (Perth Domestic Airport), corner Baker and McComb streets, 2.30pm Monday 9th April.
The Refugee Rights Action Network will be holding a protest at Perth Detention Centre as part of a national day of action across Australia.
Refugee rights activists will be protesting in Sydney, Melbourne, Darwin and Brisbane — don’t miss […]
Refugee Activists Condemn Threats Against Darwin Asylum Seekers
Refugee activists, part of the refugee convergence in Darwin have condemned the threats and intimidation of asylum seekers in the Northern Immigration Detention Centre (NIDC).
According to reports from inside the detention centre, asylum seekers in the NIDC were warned not to take part in any protest inside the detention centre. The threats were meant […]
Seven people from several Australian cities were arrested by Northern Territory police for trying to make contact with refugees inside the Wickham Point Detention Centre outside Darwin.
They were out at the remote site to show support to the 500 people locked up there for legally seeking asylum in Australia. The protest occurred the day […]
Breaking News: Seven people arrested at Wickham Point Protest
Seven people have been arrested while climbing the hill overlooking the Wickham Point detention centre outside of Darwin. The protest is part of the national Easter Refugee Rights Convergence involving people from Darwin and around the country.
More details to come.
Darwin Easter Convergence: Good Friday Rally and March
From April 6–9, refugee rights activists from around the country will be in Darwin to visit refugees detained here by the Australian government. It will mark 10 years since the refugee rights movement’s first Easter convergence at Woomera in 2002 and 20 years of mandatory detention policies.
Speakers
Hadi Hosseini, Afghan Hazara refugee Marcus […]
Serco does not like it when refugees get to have human contact
Leonora 2012, Day 1.
Between the 26th and the 29th of January 2012, the Refugee Rights Action Network went to Leonora to visit the 160 unaccompanied children that the Australian Government has locked up, by themselves, in immigration detention. When we arrived there, we were told by Serco that they had explained who we are […]
RRAN Meetings
RRAN WA and Fremantle RRAN meet the first Monday of the month at 6.30pm at the Boorloo Activist Centre, U15/5 Aberdeen Street, Perth (just north of the McIver Train Station or online via Jitsi. For more details, send us a message via our Contact RRAN WA page, or call/text us on 0412 860 168. Contact Fremantle RRAN
Leonora Convergence 2012 Report back
Over the weekend of the 26th-29th of January 2012, RRAN went on its third trip to the Leonora Immigration Detention Centre to visit the children that are being detained there by the Australian government.
On the 17th of February, we shared our experiences and observations at a public forum. This is a recording of that […]