Refugee advocates have welcomed the Ombudsman’s inquiry into self-harm, but a second attempted suicide in Darwin detention last night has highlighted the desperate situation, and the need for urgent action by the government. An Afghan man self-harmed around 9pm Thursday night and suffered a heart attack. He was taken to hospital. Around 2.00am Friday morning, […]
CALL FOR INQUIRY INTO SERCO MANAGEMENT OF DETENTION CENTRE As revealed on the ABC’s Lateline, Thursday night, documents obtained by refugee activists in the Refugee Rights Action Network in Perth reveal a shocking level of self-harm inside Christmas Island. They also cast doubt on the integrity of Serco’s management of the detention centre, with question […]
The government’s assurances of dignity and respect for asylum seekers transferred to Malaysia are meaningless, according to the Refugee Action Coalition (RAC). Australia and Malaysia “partners in crime” RAC spokesperson Ian Rintoul described Australia and Malaysia as “partners in crime”. “It’s not people smugglers’ business model that’s getting smashed by this deal,” he said. “It’s […]
Around 100 asylum seekers at Scherger detention centre have ended their hunger strike at about 1.30 pm, Monday 25 July. The end of the hunger strike came after at least two calls – one on Sunday and one Monday morning – from immigration officials in Canberra. Until the calls, the hunger strike had been building. […]
By Saturday afternoon, the number of hunger strikers at the Scherger detention centre is estimated to be 95. However their physical condition continues to deteriorate. Another five or six have collapsed and been taken to the medical centre. Meanwhile Serco management has stepped up the intimidation. Serco guards are preventing non-hunger strikers from meeting with […]
The number of Hazara hunger strikers at Scherger detention has grown from 60 to 80 by late Friday, but the dry hunger strike (no food or water) is taking a serious toll on the protesters’ health. Without water, the condition of the asylum seekers has deteriorated quickly. Reports from Scherger early Friday evening said that […]
Australian Federal Police (AFP) have staged early morning raids on the rooms of asylum seekers in several compounds of the main detention centre on Christmas Island. A number of asylum seekers have been beaten in the raids, and quite a few have been dragged out of the compounds. It is not known where those dragged […]
For the third day in a row, asylum seekers have initiated protests inside the Christmas Island detention centre. This (Thursday) afternoon, asylum seekers in Gold compound have barricaded themselves in their compound. The, mostly Iranian, asylum seekers have said they will commit mass self harm or even suicide if the Federal police try to break […]
Around 60 Hazara asylum seekers in the far north Queensland Scherger detention centre have begun a hunger strike this morning, Thursday 21 July Many more people are expected to join the hunger strike as the day goes on. Many of the Hazaras have been in detention for between18 and 22 months, and are waiting for […]
UPDATE–SECOND NIGHT OF TEAR GAS Around 10pm Christmas Island time, Federal police began the indiscriminate use of tear gas inside the Christmas Island detention centre. Asylum seekers not involved with the protest have been affected by the tear gas. Tear gas was also fired at the roof top protesters, but the roof top protest is […]
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