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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
By On 8 April 2012
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.
RRAN Meetings
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Darwin Convergence 2012
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 […]