Tag: Asylum Seekers
NZ election 2023: ‘People power’ alliance wins pledge of 1000 new...
Asia Pacific Report
Opposition National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis was among three political leaders who made a surprising commitment at a debate last night...
‘Mental torture’: Protesters seek freedom for detained Iran refugee
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist, and Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor
As Australian protesters gathered outside the Brisbane detention centre calling for the...
Geoffrey Miller: Tale of two summits – why Jacinda Ardern said...
ANALYSIS: By Geoffrey Miller of The Democracy Project
Jacinda Ardern’s decision to attend the upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Spain -- but...
Sick refugee takes on minister Dutton over coronavirus detention fears
By Stefan Armbruster in Brisbane
A refugee in immigration detention has launched a High Court challenge against Australia's Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton and his...
Human Rights Commissioner calls for release of detainees amid virus alarm
By Stefan Armbruster of SBS News
Australia's Human Rights Commissioner has called for the "urgent" and "immediate" release of immigration detainees in line with recommendations...
Refugees, asylum seekers flag fears over possible Brisbane virus hotspot
By Stefan Armbruster of SBS News in Brisbane
Refugees and asylum seekers in Brisbane have begun daily protests urging for their release after doctors and...
‘Beautiful’ Manus needs Australian development, says journalist
By RNZ Pacific
Australia should help Manus Island develop industries like tourism, a journalist who covers refugee detention in Papua New Guinea has said.
Melbourne's Michael...
PNG’s Marape wants Australia to close Manus detention camp
By RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape wants Australia to close the detention centre it has been running on PNG's Manus island...
Australia won’t meet Nauru, Manus resettlement target
By RNZ Pacific
The Australian government has conceded it won't meet its target of resettling 1250 refugees held on Nauru and Manus Island.
Home affairs minister...
Manus Island refugee granted Swiss asylum to fight on
By RNZ Pacific
A Manus Island refugee granted asylum in Switzerland will continue to fight for the freedom of refugees Australia detains in Papua New...
Iran refugee detained in PNG wins Australia’s richest literary prize
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
An Iranian asylum-seeker detained in Papua New Guinea under Australian asylum laws has won Australia's most valuable literary prize for a...
Canberra raises glimmer of hope for New Zealand deal on refugees
By Michelle Grattan in Canberra
The Morrison government has sent qualified signals that it might agree to some refugees from Nauru being settled in New...
Media prize a ‘defeat’ for Australian refugee censorship, says author
By RNZ Pacific
A refugee journalist detained on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island says winning an Italian award for investigative journalism could end censorship of...
Loss of MSF mental health carers from Nauru heightens fears for...
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Health and human rights advocates fear the mental ill-health of refugees on Nauru could worsen following the Pacific government's move to...
Refugees, journalist detention in Nauru ‘overshadow Pacific issues’
Support was widespread for journalist Barbara Dreaver’s detention at the Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru earlier this month. But, reports Maxine Jacobs for Asia...
Refugee children on Nauru ‘living without hope’, says advocacy group
By RNZ Pacific
A legal advocacy group has told the UN Human Rights Council that more than 100 asylum seeker and refugee children are living...
Stick to our Forum visa rules, Nauru warns media via Twitter
By RNZ Pacific
The Nauru government has taken to Twitter to warn journalists they are not above the law as they cover the Pacific Islands...
Nauru authorities detain TVNZ Pacific reporter for interviewing refugee
By RNZ Pacific
New Zealand journalist Barbara Dreaver has been detained by authorities in Nauru while covering the Pacific Islands Forum summit, reports Television New...
Nauru refugee camp demolished to hide abuse, says rights advocate
By Benjamin Robinson-Drawbridge of RNZ Pacific
The oldest refugee camp on Nauru is being demolished to hide abusive conditions from the Pacific Islands Forum, an...
Dan McGarry: Fighting for media freedom and truth in the Pacific
When the host country Nauru banned the pool broadcaster, ABC, from the Pacific Islands summit set for next month, it was condemned widely for...
Protests gather force over Nauru ban on ABC from Pacific Forum
By Mong Palatino
Protests have been gathering force over the Nauru government ban on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) from entering the country to cover...
PNG condemned for sorcery attacks, police brutality and over refugees
Refugees and asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island have suffered repeated violent attacks and robberies by locals, says Human Rights Watch. Video:...