Nauru Asylum Seekers Appeal to the Media — We Heed Help
MEDIA RELEASE: NAURU ASYLUM SEEKERS APPEAL TO THE MEDIA – WE NEED HELP
Asylum seekers from Nauru have made a desperate call to the Refugee Action Coalition saying they “are in a very bad situation” and “we need urgent help”.
“We believe the media is not allowed to come to see us. Please tell the […]
Another Nauru Protest Calls for Immediate Processing
MEDIA RELEASE: ANOTHER NAURU PROTEST CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE PROCESSING
More than 300 asylum seekers on Nauru staged another protest Sunday (21 October) afternoon calling for refugee processing to begin immediately and for closure of the Nauru detention centre (see statement below).
The protest on Nauru was timed to coincide with […]
More Protests and Hunger Strikes in Nauru as Conditions Deteriorate
MEDIA RELEASE: MORE PROTESTS AND HUNGER STRIKES IN NAURU AS CONDITIONS DETERIORATE
Another 38 asylum seekers, Iranian and Afghan, arrived in Nauru this morning (Friday 19 October) taking the number of asylum seekers in the increasingly crowded detention centre to around 330.
But asylum seekers on Nauru continue to protest. A united protest of all […]
Asylum seekers recently transferred to Nauru held a peaceful, but very vocal, protest yesterday (Sunday) afternoon to coincide with a rally in Sydney against off-shore processing.
A call from Nauru to the rally said, “Everyone in the camp are in the protest – it is a peaceful protest. We are Iraqi, Iranian, Afghan and
Sri […]
Government Ignores Torture Risk as Tamil Asylum Seeker Deported
Despite urgent attempts to initiate cialis buy canada legal action this afternoon (Wednesday), the Tamil asylum seeker known as Mr X was deported from Melbourne around 2.30pm.
He was placed on a direct flight to Bangkok and is expected to be taken directly from Bangkok to arrive in Sri Lanka later […]
Urgent Action Needed to Prevent Tamil Deportation
Urgent attempts to initiate legal action are being made this afternoon (Wednesday) to try to prevent the deportation of a Tamil asylum seeker to Sri Lanka.
The Tamil man, known in the media as Mr X has already been taken by Immigration authorities to Melbourne’s Tullamarine airport.
Mr X has been the subject of an […]
Book Launch: “Reluctant Rescuers” by Tony Kevin
When: Monday, 30 July 2012, 6–10pm
Where: Defectors Bar, 643 Beaufort St, Mt Lawley (upstairs lounge at the Flying Scotsman Hotel)
“The Australian border security system has lost its moral compass.”
Hear Tony Kevin talk about his new book “Reluctant Rescuers,” an exploration of the Australian border protection system’s safety record in detecting […]
Reposted from http://riserefugee.org/post/27393935429/urgent-call-for-action-deportation-of-sri-lankan-asylum:
This afternoon, a Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seeker who was tortured in Sri Lanka and is currently the victim in a pending investigation by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture informed RISE that he was suddenly moved from the community into Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre pending his forced removal from Australia.
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