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Latest news
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24 NOV 17
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23 NOV 17
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
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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20 NOV 17
ASRC witnesses first hand rapid deterioration in Manus men’s health, preventable deaths imminent.
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre’s (ASRC) advocacy team spent time inside the Manus Regional Processing Centre (RPC) this week where 421 men remain, some of whom are clients being case managed in our detention advocacy program. There are now over 150 seriously ill men, many with chronic conditions, whom the other men in the centre
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15 NOV 17
Australian doctor and lawyer say man on Manus at risk of another heart attack not being treated, claim negligence
A video has been obtained by ASRC which shows Manus man Samuel (not his real name), in a transit facility trying to explain to a guard on 13 November 2017 that he has a heart condition and needs medical assistance, while the guard replies that transport is not available. Samuel had a heart attack inRead more-
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08 NOV 17
Global community helps man from Manus resettle as Prime Minister Turnbull dithers while crisis deepens
As the humanitarian crisis on Manus Island escalates, Australians and the broader global community are coming to the aid of the innocent men trapped inside the centre. Last week as Immigration Minister Peter Dutton ordered food, clean water, electricity and medicines be cut off from those inside the Australian funded and staffed Manus centre, aRead more-
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