Australia's Mandatory Detention

MEAA Press Release July 26th 2011 The Media Alliance has written to the minister for immigration, Chris Bowen, and the minister for home affairs, Brendan O’Connor, calling on them to re-examine the guidelines under which journalists are allowed access to asylum seeker detention centres and detainees, and to review the policy for releasing footage of incoming asylum seeker vessels.

HUMAN RIGHTS ALLIANCE MEDIA RELEASE July 24th 2011HADI KURNIAWAN - born in 1995, 16 years old, is still languishing in Australian Adult Prison - HAKEA PRISON, Western Australia In recent weeks three Sinhalese whom I campaigned for and visited while incarcerated in HAKEA Prison have been released after 15, 11, 10 months in prison.

Refugee Action Collective Media Release July 24th 2011/> The Refugee Action Collective (Victoria) condemns the Australian government’s agreement to send 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia in an agreement to be signed with the Malaysian government tomorrow. We insist that arrivals by boat be processed in the Australian community. We should also accept more refugees from the camps in Malaysia, increase the quota and actually abide by it instead of deporting people who risk their lives to get here.

Refugee Action Coalition Statement 21 July 2011 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 continuing.

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