Tagged: manus

Behrouz Boochani Ends Tree Protest on Manus

[Update: Behrouz has released a statement regarding his protest] Prisoner in Australia’s offshore immigration detention system Behrouz Boochani has come down from the tree he had climbed to resist relocation which would see him...

Moldy Bread Served on Manus

Above is a sample of the meals given to men detention by Australia on Manus Island PNG. It costs Australian taxpayers nearly half a million dollars a year for each detained person. This is about $4000...

Refugees Plight Compounded

[UPDATE: Men have been told they will be moved on April 6] Men on Manus Island and refugee advocates are reporting that Broadspectrum (formerly Transfield) plan to transfer detainees between the compounds of the...

Protest on Nauru 2o March

As much of the Middle East and Muslim communities celebrates New Year protest have occurred on Nauru the island nation on which Australia has been keeping refugees in appalling conditions. The protests started 30mins...

Broadspectrum: out-of-date food/mouldy tents

Broadspectrum holds the contracts for both of Australia’s offshore detention facilities, on Nauru Island and Manus Island. Recently they changed their name from Transfield due to the controversy over offshore processing. It just announced...

NAURUAN CRANE CLIMBER ARRESTED BY POLICE

Refugee Action Coalition MEDIA ALERT NAURUAN CRANE CLIMBER ARRESTED BY POLICE The Iranian asylum seeker, Reza Khestinzhad, who staged a nine hour protest on top of a the crane on Nauru on Friday (27...

Immigration Department Targeted with ‘Pram Jams’

URGENT MEDIA RELEASE Friday November the 6th Friends, Families, and Feminists Against Detention threaten Pram Jams across the country if refugee Golestan isn’t brought to Australia for immediate neonatal care. Friends, Families, and Feminists...