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AustraliaSuicide attempts in WA detention centre
Yuko Narushima | SMH | January 20, 2011 The Curtin Detention Centre, where asylum seekers are reportedly on a hunger strike. Picture: Nic Ellis Source: The Australian AN AFGHAN asylum seeker has been transferred to...
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AustraliaReturning asylum seekers to Afghanistan will place them in grave jeopardy
Back to the danger zone Phil Glendenning | January 19, 2011 Digital image: Judy Green IN HIS recent quarterly report on Afghanistan, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon began his discussion of the security situation there with...
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RefugeesCurtin hunger strikers unconscious: claim
Lloyd Jones | January 19, 2011 AAP Nearly 3,000 asylum seekers are in detentionA detainee at the Curtin Detention Centre says hunger striking Afghan asylum seekers protesting over processing delays have been taken unconscious to...
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AustraliaThere is no way the safety of Hazaras men, women and children can be guaranteed if they are returned to Afghanistan: Fr Jim Carty
Govt’s “Safe Return” for Afghan Asylum Seekers An Absurdity Catholic Communications, Sydney Archdiocese | 18 Jan 2011 Nearly 3,000 asylum seekers are in detentionFather Jim Carty, co-ordinator of the Marist Asylum Seeker Refugee Centre has...
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RefugeesCurtin detainees ‘on hunger strike’
FLIP PRIOR | The West Australian | January 18, 2011 Hundreds of asylum seekers at the Curtin Detention Centre near Derby have gone on hunger strike this morning and are refusing to even drink water,...
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RefugeesThousands of Afghan asylum seekers face deportation
Yuko Narushima IMMIGRATION CORRESPONDENT | January 18, 2011 AUSTRALIA has the green light to deport thousands of Afghan asylum seekers after reaching a historic agreement with the Afghan government. The Immigration Minister, Chris Bowen, signed...
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RefugeesAppeal to the Aussie government for sympathetic consideration of the cases of Hazara asylum-seekers
Hazara People | January 04, 2011 Photo: Paul HarrisThe centuries-long oppressed and under-represented ethnic Hazaras may have viewed a gleam of hope when they put their lives at a stake to embark on an, otherwise,...
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RefugeesAustralia, Afghan refugee forced return deal
ABC Radio Australia | January 17, 2011 A new agreement between Australia and Afghanistan paves the way for the first forced return of Afghans who are deemed not to be refugees. And if that happens,...
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NewsSpecial Court Provides No Solution to Parliamentary Crisis
Asar Hakimi | Afghanistan Votes | January 16, 2011 The new Parliament is scheduled to begin its work within less than a week, but the controversy over last September’s election continues. A special court has...
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News80% of Schools Shut in Helmand
Tolo News Insecurity has caused the closure of 80% of schools in Helmand, local officials say. According to the governor of Helmand, the main reasons for the closure are insecurity, burning of schools, and intimidation...
By Hazara International