Tag: asylum-seekers

Rape, torture "rife" at Papua New Guinea refugee camp

Asylum seekers are raped and tortured at an Australian-run detention camp in Papua New Guinea,…

88 people rescued in Australia refugee boat sinking

Australian authorities scoured rough seas for survivors after a people-smuggling boat carrying nearly 100 capsized…

Malaysia "to accept" 40 asylum-seekers denied at Singapore

Malaysia has taken in 40 refugees after the shipwreck survivors – believed to have come…

Australia will divert foreign aid to refugees at home

Australia’s plan to divert hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid to asylum-seekers at…

Australia convicts people-smuggler to 14 years in prison

An Australian court convicted a man for organizing the voyage of at least four people-smuggling…

Australia brushes off UN concern over Papua New Guinea refugees

Australia brushed off concerns raised by the UN refugee agency on its new policy on…

Indonesia to extradite human-smuggling kingpin to Australia

Indonesia plans to extradite people-smuggler Sayed Abbas to Australia next year in an attempt to…

Indonesia a springboard for asylum-seekers

Upon reaching Indonesia, thousands of migrants fleeing Afghanistan, Pakistan and Myanmar must decide on their…

Search and rescue operation for missing asylum-seeker boat

Australia launched a massive search and rescue operations for 150 asylum seekers aboard a boat…

Australia introduces legislation on deportation of asylum seekers

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has intoduced new legislation aimed at curbing the growing number of…

Australians want immigration end

Sydney Daily surveyed 2,000 people on Australia’s immigration policies, finding some 50% in favor of putting…