Oceanic Viking ‘asylum seekers’ already granted refugee status but left in Indonesia by Aust govt

The UNHCR needs greater support …..at least some of the 78 Sri Lankans aboard the Oceanic Viking have been in Indonesia for years and have already been granted refugee status, it seems, on the basis of the limited information available, that the UNHCR system needs more international support for placing refugees…..
‘The Australian’ has argued consistently [...]

Deathless – God in the Political Asylum/Inexstasis

The Progressive Doom Metal band Deathless.
Track one off of “Anhedonia”.
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Last Man on Manus Island – Papua New Guinea

July 2005
Australia’s tough immigration policies are exemplified by the case of Aladdin Sisalem, a Palestinian refugee who was dispatched to Manus Island when he appealed on his arrival in Australia for asylum. Manus Island is outside Australian borders, but immigrants without a legitimate claim to asylum in Australia are routinely dispatched there. When Aladdin arrived [...]

Last Man on Manus Island – Papua New Guinea

July 2005
Australia’s tough immigration policies are exemplified by the case of Aladdin Sisalem, a Palestinian refugee who was dispatched to Manus Island when he appealed on his arrival in Australia for asylum. Manus Island is outside Australian borders, but immigrants without a legitimate claim to asylum in Australia are routinely dispatched there. When Aladdin arrived [...]

Pacific Despair – Australia

Feb 2003
We bring you an exclusive report filmed in the Australian asylum processing centre, where detainees have seized control of the camp and driven out their guards.
The isolated pacific island of Nauru seemed the perfect place to detain and process asylum seekers. Denied access to lawyers or journalists, detainees have been interned in a state [...]

Asylum seekers’ suffer horrific injuries

17 April, 2009 – More than 30 asylum seekers injured in a boat explosion have now arrived on the Australian mainland.
The Australian prime minister, Kevin Rudd, has described people-smugglers as “scum who should rot in jail”.
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