August 10, 2015
Emergency Protest: Stop the Deportations from Manus Island When: 5pm, Monday 17th August Where: City Square, 44-86 Swanston St, Melbourne Join the Refugee Action Collective to call for a halt to the pending deportations of asylum seekers on Manus Island who have been given notice of their deportation following the rejection of their claims. We(…)
August 1, 2015
Refugee Action Coalition MEDIA RELEASE ASYLUM SEEKERS AT YONGAH HILL START PROTEST Angry at the overnight death of a young Afghan man, Yongah Hill asylum seekers have begun a protest in the yard of the detention centre. “We want the media to come. We are treated like animals,” said one asylum seeker. The asylum seekers(…)
August 1, 2015
Refuge Action Coalition MEDIA RELEASE YONGAH HILL LOCKED DOWN AFTER AFGHAN ASYLUM SEEKER DIES OVERNIGHT Yongah Hill detention centre is in lockdown, and Serco’s riot squad has been mobilised following the death of a 27 year-old Afghan asylum seeker at around 9pm Friday night. While the cause of death is still unclear, the man’s body(…)
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