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RefugeesUN, refugees say queue jumping ‘a myth’
Source: Auskar Surbakti, SBS There's about 7,000 asylum seekers being detained in Australia. (AAP) As the federal government’s refugee swap deal with Malaysia hangs in the balance, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has ruled out sending...
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DiscriminationWHAT AN OPEN LETTER FROM A TERRORIST GROUP LOOKS LIKE
The banned Pakistani terror outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi has reportedly published an open letter addressed to the Hazara community in Quetta, Pakistan. The letter, reproduced and translated from Urdu below, is an example of the hate literature...
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NewsBeheading of Afghanistan politician seen as message from insurgents
By Laura King The beheaded remains are those of an official in Bamian, perhaps the most peaceful of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces. The intelligence service condemns the slaying as part of a campaign to try to...
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RefugeesMajority of Australians oppose Malaysian asylum-seeker swap plan
Steven Scott From: The Courier-Mail June 07, 2011 12:00AMCOMPARISONS: A Federal Government plan that would involve asylum seekers landing in Australia moved to Malaysia has sunk in a new poll. Picture: AP Source: AP ONLY...
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EuropeDr Sima Samar Receives Tipperary International Peace Award
Dr Sima Samar, chairwoman of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, was presented with the Dr. Sima SamarTipperary International Peace Award at Ballykisteen Hotel in Limerick Junction on Thursday last at a ceremony attended by...
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RefugeesAsylum seekers welcomed to country in Top End
For the first time, a welcome to country ceremony has been held inside one of Australia’s immigration detention centres. Larrakia woman June Mills was granted permission to give the welcome at Darwin’s detention centre yesterday....
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RefugeesAustralia: End Threat of Tawdry Refugee Trade
Human Rights Watch Drop Proposal to Swap Asylum Seekers, Refugees with Malaysia (New York) – Australia risks reneging on its international legal obligations if it forcibly transfers 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia, Human Rights Watch...
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AustraliaTragic tale
Click here and watch video Transcript LEIGH SALES, PRESENTER: The Federal Government’s refusing to grant visas to the Pakistani family of a seriously ill boy in Adelaide, saying they’re concerned the family won’t return home....
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RefugeesStop demonising asylum seekers – UN
A senior United Nations official has called on Australia’s leaders to ditch their habit of demonising asylum seekers for political gain. Ending her six-day tour of Australia, UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay said Australia’s...
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AustraliaThe waiting game gets tougher as asylum seeker hopes dealt a blow
JAVID Zanidi speaks in a weary voice that belies his youth but tells much about a harrowing life and two years of intense frustration in Indonesia. Javid Zanidi: "I know so many people who have...
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