Press releases
Sydney protests: Free Ranjini: Free all the ASIO negative refugees
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
It’s not smugglers: it’s government policies that are pushing families onto boats
The Refugee Action Coalition has rejected claims that people smugglers are responsible for more asylum families arriving in Australia by boat.
Refugee activists to again target Liberal billboard prior to Northam weekend protests
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.
Two asylum seekers attempt suicide in Melbourne
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.
Refugee advocates condemn Abbott’s anti-refugee bill-board, and converge on Perth
Refugee advocates have condemned Tony Abbott’s anti-refugee bill-board unveiled in Perth this (Monday) afternoon.
Refugee advocates fear screened-out Geraldton asylum seekers being removed
Refugee advocates fear that a charter flight leaving Christmas Island today (around midday Christmas Island time) is removing Sri Lankan asylum seekers to Colombo.
Broken processing promises fuel tensions on Manus Island
On 13 March, Immigration officers told asylum seekers on Manus Island that their refugee assessments would begin in ‘two or three weeks’. More than a month later, there is no sign of any processing.
Ambulance called to collapsed ASIO negative hunger strikers
An ambulance was called to the MITA detention centre this afternoon (Wednesday) after five of the hunger-striking refugees fainted.
Concerns for welfare of ASIO negative hunger strikers
After two days of their dry hunger strike protest, most of the 28 refugees staging their protest on the soccer field at the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation are showing serious signs of dehydration.
Melbourne ASIO negative refugees begin mass hunger strike
At 2.00am, Monday morning (8 April), 28 ASIO negative refugees (24 Sri Lankan, 2 Iranian 2 Rohingyans) began a hunger strike at the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation (MITA) detention centre.
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