Refugees fear deportation
By Trevor Grant of Socialist Alternative. Originally published at sa.org.au.
For newly arrived Christmas Island asylum seekers, many of whom have endured life-threatening journeys, the fear and trepidation do not end when they reach land.
The fear of drowning on the high seas, dying of thirst or being eaten by sharks is nothing compared […]
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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