BY 1 OCTOBER ALL ASYLUM SEEKERS IN AUSTRALIA MUST APPLY FOR A PROTECTION VISA OR FACE DEPORTATION
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You can now sign the petition on the Australian government website
You can now sign the DASSAN petition online to urge our Parliament to get everyone off Manus and Nauru! Go to this link and sign now: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Petitions/House_of_Representatives_Petitions/Petitions_General/Petitions_List?id=EN0808...
read moreADD YOUR VOICE TO CLOSE MANUS AND CLOSE NAURU!
Australian policy has exiled asylum seekers and refugees since 19 July 2013 to Manus Island in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Nauru, where they are held involuntarily and indefinitely in harsh and dangerous conditions. Twelve men have died. Suicide ideation is widespread,...
read moreTwelve deaths in offshore immigration custody since 19 July 2013
To download a print ready file, click in memory of (print ready): Here are the names and some information about the 12 people who have died in Australia’s offshore detention regime since 19 July 2013, when the way Australia responds to refugees seeking asylum became a...
read moreDASSAN Workshop, Maurice Blackburn class action and other news
DASSAN MONTHLY WORKSHOPS DASSAN has decided to trial something new. Every month rather than holding a meeting we will be running workshops. The workshops will be focused on making things happen then and there. This could mean organising a campaign, a rally, a...
read moreApril Update – Harmony Day Family Festival and Palm Sunday Peace March
DARWIN ASYLUM SEEKER SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY NETWORK www.dassan.org Dear Friends, HARMONY DAY FAMILY FESTIVAL Palmerston’s annual Harmony Day Family Festival is on again! Please bring the whole family and join us on Saturday 1st April between 3 – 9pm at the Gray...
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