Press releases

Withdrawal of false Interpol notice welcome; now inquiry into AFP needed

| June 14, 2013 | Reply

“We welcome the announced withdrawal of a number of charges from the Interpol Red notice for Sayed Abdellatif,” said Ian Rintoul, spokesperson for the Refugee Action Coalition.

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Morrison should stop the “terrorism” witch-hunt; Inquiry needed into AFP leaking misinformation

| June 5, 2013 | Reply

A refugee advocate has called for the Opposition Immigration Minister, Scott Morrison to end his “terrorism” witch-hunt, and for the government to investigate the leaking of information by the Australian Federal Police.

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Concerns for safety of roof-top asylum seeker in Melbourne detention centre

| May 31, 2013 | Reply

An unaccompanied Iranian minor, believed to be around 17 year old has been staging a lone protest on the roof of the visitor centre inside the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation detention centre.

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ASIO assessments are flawed, not fair: Independent inquiry needed

| May 22, 2013 | Reply

The Refugee Action Coalition has welcomed ASIO’s re-assessment of its adverse security finding in the case of Manokalo and her six year old son. But the new finding raises fundamental questions about the credibility of ASIO’s security assessments of refugees.

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Sydney protests: Free Ranjini: Free all the ASIO negative refugees

| May 9, 2013 | Reply

Two protests in Sydney on Friday 10 May will call for the release of Ranjini (and her children) and the release of all the refugees, indefinitely detained because of adverse ASIO assessments

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It’s not smugglers: it’s government policies that are pushing families onto boats

| May 8, 2013 | Reply

The Refugee Action Coalition has rejected claims that people smugglers are responsible for more asylum families arriving in Australia by boat.

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Refugee activists to again target Liberal billboard prior to Northam weekend protests

| April 25, 2013 | Reply

At 8.30am tomorrow (Friday) morning, refugee activists will again stress that ‘No one is illegal’ at the site of the now infamous Liberal billboard in West Perth.

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Two asylum seekers attempt suicide in Melbourne

| April 24, 2013 | Reply

In a tragic day for the Melbourne Immigration Transit  Accommodation (MITA) detention centre, there were two attempted suicides within hours of each other, this Wednesday, afternoon.

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Refugee advocates condemn Abbott’s anti-refugee bill-board, and converge on Perth

| April 22, 2013 | Reply

Refugee advocates have condemned Tony Abbott’s anti-refugee bill-board unveiled in Perth this (Monday) afternoon.

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Refugee advocates fear screened-out Geraldton asylum seekers being removed

| April 18, 2013 | Reply

Refugee advocates fear that a charter flight leaving Christmas Island today (around midday Christmas Island time) is removing Sri Lankan asylum seekers to Colombo.

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