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Archive for: 02/2008

‘Fractured Families’

The Sydney Morning Herald has produced a stunning slideshow on the life of Sudanese refugees living in Sydney.

Australia winds up the Pacific Solution

An airline flight carrying 21 Sri Lankan asylum seekers from Nauru landed in Brisbane last Friday, putting an end to the previous government so-called Pacific Solution. The 21 Sri Lankan, approved as refugee, were the last occupants of the detention centre on the smallest world’s republic.

Refugee bargaining

An estimated 12,000 Darfuris have fled from Sudan to neighbouring Chad following heavy attacks against three villages in West Darfur on Friday and Saturday. The Sudanese refugees camping in the border region between Sudan and Chad remain in a precarious situation as they await transfer into formal campsites.

Protection visa refused for people smuggler

Immigration Minister Chris Evans has refused the protection visa application of Mr Ali Al Jenabi. His application was refused on character grounds due to his involvement in people smuggling, which was acknowledged to have been due to the need to get his family to Australia.

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Life without a future for Sudan’s internally displaced people?

The situation in Sudan continues to become more and more aggravated with no end in sight. As UN forces finished their third weeks of operations in Darfur last week, we published a new report outlining the plight of the hundreds of thousands of internally displace people in Darfur and the potential consequences.

Australia accepts Afghan refugees in limbo

A family of nine Afghan asylum seekers, who have been stranded in Lombok, Indonesia for the last seven years, are to be resettled in Australia. This brings hope that the remaining ones will be coming to Australia one day as well.

Immigration Minister forced to decide on case of a people smuggler

The Federal Court has issued an order of mandamus compelling Immigration Minister, Chris Evans, to make a decision on whether to grant a protection visa to Iraqi asylum seeker and people smuggler, Ali Al Jenabi. Mr Al Jenabi has been in limbo in detention since he lodged his protection application in June 2006.

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