This week, refugee activists in the Australian cities of Melbourne and Sydney tried to stop the deportation of a refugee who has been on a hunger strike. Saeed, a stateless person whose English is very poor, is to be deported to a war zone as his appeal to remain in Australia as a refugee was lodged too late. This punitive approach is an example of successive Australian government’s repression of refugees’ rights. Demonstrations in all major cities in support of refugees will occur in Australia on Sunday the 9 April. For details of the Melbourne demonstration, click here.
Close the camps!
Free the refugees!
This week, refugee activists in the Australian cities of Melbourne and Sydney tried to stop the deportation of a refugee who has been on a hunger strike. Saeed, a stateless person whose English is very poor, is to be deported to a war zone as his appeal to remain in Australia as a refugee was lodged too late. This punitive approach is an example of successive Australian government’s repression of refugees’ rights. Demonstrations in all major cities in support of refugees will occur in Australia on Sunday the 9 April. For details of the Melbourne demonstration, click here.
Close the camps!
Free the refugees!
