Category Archives: Refugee Solidarity Movement

Australia: Refugee Supporters drop banner off Channel 7 Melbourne, in view of Border Force Headquarters

Posted on June 23, 2017 by

Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Refugee Supporters drop banner off Channel 7 Melbourne, in view of Border Force Headquarters ACTION CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS DATE: 23 JUNE 2017 This morning, refugee supporters from the Whistleblowers, Activists and Citizens Alliance (WACA) have … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Banners, Direct Action, Manus Island, Narrm, Nauru, Refugee Solidarity Movement, Refugee Week, so-called 'Australia', WACA (Whistleblowers Activists & Citizens Alliance)

Narrm / Melbourne, so-called ‘Australia’: Wilson Parking Ticket Machines Sabotaged in Solidarity with Refugees in Detention

Posted on June 20, 2017 by

Received on 21.06.17: 21.06.17: Disgusted at the absurd charade that is ‘Refugee Week’, a week of hypocrisy that has even been endorsed by the DIBP (Department of Immigration and Border Protection), we visited the Wilson car park in Cremorne and … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Direct Action, Fuck Wilson Security, Melbourne, Narrm, Refugee Solidarity Movement, Refugee Struggle, Refugee Week, Sabotage, so-called 'Australia'

The Refugee Rights Movement in Australia – “for” or “with”?

Posted on June 7, 2017 by

The inherent bias and privilege within the Refugee Rights movement in Australia must be examined and remediated if we are to be truly effective in dismantling the Australian government’s human rights abusing immigration policy, writes Gaye Demanuele. “I felt unheard”. … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Australia, Close The Camps, Close The Camps Action Collective, Free The Refugees, Gaye Demanuele, Manus Island, Nauru, Refugee Solidarity Movement, Refugee Struggle, Refugees, so-called 'Australia', WACA (Whistleblowers Activists & Citizens Alliance)

Australia: Human Rights Activists Occupy Dept of Immigration & Border Protection in Canberra & Sydney

Posted on March 31, 2017 by

Close the Camps Action Collective Media Release March 31, 2017 12pm BREAKING: Human Rights Activists Occupy Dept of Immigration and Border Protection in Canberra and Sydney Activists are currently occupying DIBP offices in Canberra and Sydney in solidarity with “Saeed” … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Canberra, Deportations, Free The Refugees, Refugee Solidarity Movement, Refugee Struggle, Refugees, Saeed, so-called 'Australia', Sydney

Sydney, Australia: Emergency Protest – Don’t Deport ‘Saeed’ To Danger!!

Posted on March 24, 2017 by

Received on 24.03.17: Media Release Missing Asylum Seeker “Saeed”, a man seeking Asylum who has been detained by the Australian government for the last four years is missing. His lawyer is being denied access and he is at risk of … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Deportations, Free The Refugees, Refugee Solidarity Movement, Refugee Struggle, Refugees, Saeed, so-called 'Australia', Sydney, Villawood

Narrm / Melbourne: Blockade at MITA refugee detention center to prevent the deportation of ‘Saeed’

Posted on March 22, 2017 by

21.03.17: BREAKING – MEDIA RELEASE Close the Camps Action Collective are blockading the MITA Detention Centre in Broadmeadows in solidarity with asylum seeker “Saeed” (not his real name). “Saeed is weak from a hunger strike but the Department of Immigration … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Close The Camps, Close The Camps Action Collective, Free The Refugees, Melbourne, Narrm, Refugee Solidarity Movement, Refugee Struggle, Refugees, Saeed, so-called 'Australia'

Athens, Greece: Police evict 2 squats, 7 anarchists and over 100 refugees detained

Posted on March 13, 2017 by

13.03.17: Via Enough Is Enough: In the early morning hours Greek police evicted the Villa Zografou and The Hospital squat on Alkiviadou in Athens, Greece. About 200 people were detained. We publish a statement from Khora Social Centre about the evictions: … Continue reading →

Posted in ACAB, Athens, Greece, Refugee Housing Squats, Refugee Solidarity Movement, Refugee Struggle, Refugees, Repression