Hell on Nauru: shut it down
By the Socialist Alternative. Originally published at sa.org.au.
Internal Department of Immigration reports have confirmed what refugee activists and advocates have been saying for months: Nauru is a torturous hell hole that is destroying the lives of the refugees sent there.
The reports and incident logs, obtained by Farifax Media under freedom of information […]
By Pamela Curr, Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.
Immigration raids and re-detentions have begun across Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide this weekend. Immigration cars are watching houses where people are living lawfully on community detention conditions and bridging visas. There is fear among community based asylum seekers as those called to appointments are then seized and taken […]
Protest in Support of the Hunger Striking Refugees on Nauru
Video of yesterday’s protest in solidarity with hunger striking refugees on Nauru.
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Letter from Refugees: 300 Nauru asylum seekers speak out for justice
Via Green Left Weekly at http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/52747:
Asylum seekers imprisoned on Nauru released the statement below on November 5. The asylum seekers are currently on hunger strike, demanding that the Australian government process their claims for refugee status.
Today, dated 5/11/2012, we all asylum seekers in Nauru Hell are on hunger strikes. Today is our […]
Nauru Hunger Strike Enters Fourth Day – Another Protest Today
MEDIA RELEASE: NAURU HUNGER STRIKE ENTERS FOURTH DAY – ANOTHER PROTEST TODAY
The hunger strike by asylum seekers on Nauru has entered its fourth day, with around 300, more than three-quarters of the asylum seekers, refusing food.
More asylum seekers joined the hunger strike yesterday (Saturday 3 November) afternoon, and a protest is planned for […]
The mass hunger strike on Nauru has entered its second day, still with around 290 people not eating.
One Iranian man has been on hunger strike for 22 days.
Three of the hunger strikers have become weak and are too dizzy to stand. One of them, an Afghan man, was taken to hospital around 2.00pm […]
Interview from Nauru
A video based on an interview with asylum seekers in Nauru.
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Updated Statement from Nauru
Asylum seekers Nauru, to whom it may concern
The government of Australia and human rights
There is a big difference between criminal and asylum seekers, but the Australian does not take care of the difference between asylums seekers of Nauru camp, Darwin and Curtin camp, are treated differently.
As a human being in this critical […]
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