Australian government kidnaps 150 asylum seekers

Following on from the acts of piracy in the Indian Ocean of the last few weeks, the Australian Government has now effectively kidnapped 153 asylum seekers from Sri Lanka and holding them hostage in an Australian navy ship. The government is refusing to disclose their exact location. Refugee activists in Australia are trying to put pressure on the government to allow these asylum seekers to land in Australia and have their claims heard

Following on from the acts of piracy in the Indian Ocean of the last few weeks, the Australian Government has now effectively kidnapped 153 asylum seekers from Sri Lanka and holding them hostage in an Australian navy ship. The government is refusing to disclose their exact location. Refugee activists in Australia are trying to put pressure on the government to allow these asylum seekers to land in Australia and have their claims heard