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Flames, blast at Villawood Detention Centre as detainees protest

UPDATE 2.05pm: PROTESTERS remain on the roof of a Sydney immigration centre as the government said it would take a tough line on their claims. Buildings were set alight and rescue workers attacked overnight in...
By Hazara International

14 years ago
Australia
More detention centre self-harm attempts

AAP Two asylum seekers are believed to have tried to take their own life at the Perth Immigration Detention Centre. The Immigration Department confirmed that early on Monday morning two male detainees had threatened self-harm...
By Hazara International

14 years ago
Australia
Journey from fear to a life of freedom

Hazara People note: We do respect all ethnic groups, but Hazara People are not Afghan. Afghan or Pashtun is another ethnic group in Afghanistan. Journey from fear to a life of freedom BY: BRIANNA MCSHANE...
By Hazara International

14 years ago
Australia
Refugee free to embrace his heritage

GROWING up in the desolate hills of Afghanistan Mosa Gherjestani dreamed of one day flying an aeroplane. Born leader: Mosa Gherjestani is following in the footsteps of his renowned father Issa Gharjistani (pictured) who helped...
By Hazara International

14 years ago
Australia
Protest calls for end to kids in detention

DAMIEN McCARTNEY PROTESTORS have taken to the pavement outside Darwin Magistrates Court to campaign to get children out of detention centres. June Mills leads the protest outside the Darwin Magistrates Court. Picture: KATRINA BRIDGEFORD The...
By Hazara International

14 years ago
Australia
Story of today

By: Vikki Riley This morning in Darwin’s Magistrate Court six teenage Afghan asylum seekers detained at Airport Lodge Detention Centre were on trial for possession of a weapon during a fracas that turned ugly with...
By Hazara International

14 years ago
Australia
Freedom or Death

“Freedom or Death” is a documentary about the refugees who were detained in Australia’s most remote offshore detention center on the impoverished Pacific Island of Nauru. This strong human story is captured through personal interviews...
By Hazara International

14 years ago
Australia
Australia, Afghanistan confuse over agreement on ‘forced returns’ of failed asylum seekers

Xinhua | China Daily | February 02, 2011 CANBERRA, February 2 (Xinhua) — The governments of Australia and Afghanistan were in disagreement over their recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to return failed asylum seekers...
By Omid Jafari

14 years ago
Australia
Message from hunger strikers in Curtin Detention Centre

This comes from an Afghan asylum seeker who was taking part in the mass hunger strikes that broke out on January 18: There are 1,100 people in Curtin detention prison. More than 300 are on...
By Omid Jafari

14 years ago
Art
Afghanistani Community Cultural Night in Sydney, Australia

Arif Nabizadah | January 24, 2011 SADA – Reflections in the mirror of hidden voices is a Project that started in July 2010 after an active community member in Western Sydney, with the support of...
By Omid Jafari

14 years ago

UPDATE 2.05pm: PROTESTERS remain on the roof of a Sydney immigration centre as the government said it would take a tough line on their claims. Buildings were set alight and rescue workers attacked overnight in...

AAP Two asylum seekers are believed to have tried to take their own life at the Perth Immigration Detention Centre. The Immigration Department confirmed that early on Monday morning two male detainees had threatened self-harm...

Hazara People note: We do respect all ethnic groups, but Hazara People are not Afghan. Afghan or Pashtun is another ethnic group in Afghanistan. Journey from fear to a life of freedom BY: BRIANNA MCSHANE...

GROWING up in the desolate hills of Afghanistan Mosa Gherjestani dreamed of one day flying an aeroplane. Born leader: Mosa Gherjestani is following in the footsteps of his renowned father Issa Gharjistani (pictured) who helped...

DAMIEN McCARTNEY PROTESTORS have taken to the pavement outside Darwin Magistrates Court to campaign to get children out of detention centres. June Mills leads the protest outside the Darwin Magistrates Court. Picture: KATRINA BRIDGEFORD The...

By: Vikki Riley This morning in Darwin’s Magistrate Court six teenage Afghan asylum seekers detained at Airport Lodge Detention Centre were on trial for possession of a weapon during a fracas that turned ugly with...

“Freedom or Death” is a documentary about the refugees who were detained in Australia’s most remote offshore detention center on the impoverished Pacific Island of Nauru. This strong human story is captured through personal interviews...

Xinhua | China Daily | February 02, 2011 CANBERRA, February 2 (Xinhua) — The governments of Australia and Afghanistan were in disagreement over their recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to return failed asylum seekers...

This comes from an Afghan asylum seeker who was taking part in the mass hunger strikes that broke out on January 18: There are 1,100 people in Curtin detention prison. More than 300 are on...

Arif Nabizadah | January 24, 2011 SADA – Reflections in the mirror of hidden voices is a Project that started in July 2010 after an active community member in Western Sydney, with the support of...