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 […]
New refugee arrivals barred from claiming asylum
By Jay Fletcher of Green Left Weekly. Article originally published at http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/52492.
More than 3300 asylum seekers have arrived in Australia by boat since the August 13 “expert panel report” on refugees. The Australian government has made no moves to hear the asylum claims of those sent to Nauru or held in mainland detention.
The decision […]
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