Tagged: christmas island

June 3, 2014

Asylum Seekers Injured after Riot Police Violence on Christmas Island

Australian Federal Police dressed in riot gear have forcibly suppressed a peaceful protest on Christmas Island. While Immigration Minister and the mainstream media are reporting a ‘violent clash’, one needs only to look at...

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June 1, 2014

Protests on Christmas Island – Hunger Strikes, Stitched Lips

MEDIA RELEASE HUNDREDS ON HUNGER STRIKE, SEVEN STITCH LIPS AS CHRISTMAS ISLAND PROTEST SPREADS Around 75 asylum seekers who began their protest in solidarity with Reza Barati last Tuesday are in their sixth day...