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Asylum Seeker Resource Centre blog
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28 NOV 17
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24 NOV 17
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The ASRC demands medical evacuation for emergency treatment of trauma, only 3-4 mental health nurses on Manus
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is deeply fearful of the mental and physical condition of men on Manus experiencing violence, emotional abuse and humiliation during forced removal from the regional processing centre (RPC). Descriptions of events this morning as Papua New Guinea (PNG) Police and Immigration entered the Manus detention camp for the secondRead more-
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23 NOV 17
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Hundreds add their voice to an open letter calling for an end to mandatory detention
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) launched an appeal this week with a campaign inviting Australians to sign and share an open letter of hope to be delivered to people seeking asylum detained this Christmas. The campaign calls for an end all indefinite mandatory detention of people seeking asylum and refugees while reminding them that
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23 NOV 17
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ASRC, Behrouz Boochani statement on violent forced removal at Manus RPC
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is deeply disturbed at the violent forced removal of men inside Manus Regional Processing Centre (RPC) this morning by Papua New Guinea (PNG) police and Australian Federal Police. The violent forced removal of peaceful refugees demonstrates that refugees and people seeking asylum are unsafe and at grave risk ofRead more-
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