Our fight for justice is not over
On Saturday we had our last day at the fence. On Sunday morning, after 203 days of standing vigil, we celebrated the release of the last family from detention in Darwin. And today we had the welcome news that our friends Afsaneh, Mojtaba and Benham, who were...
This Christmas let’s offer the gift of freedom
This Christmas let's offer the gift of freedomDid you know that 15 refugees are detained at the Mercure Hotel near Darwin Airport?They are families, some with children who are now adults, who came to Australia in 2013 seeking protection. At that time Australia sent...
The DASSAN Hardship Fund is now expended
Please note the DASSAN Hardship Fund that was launched in April 2019 is now all spent. We have no funds left. We ask you to please tell anyone you know who wants monetary support from DASSAN that we cannot pay anyone now. If we can raise more money in the future we...
DASSAN Hardship Fund for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
EDITED: OUR HARDSHIP FUND IS NOW EXPENDED, WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING NEW APPLICATIONS FOR THE HARDSHIP FUND DASSAN has established a limited Hardship Fund for refugees and asylum seekers. You can apply for a maximum of $500 per person from this Hardship Fund if you...
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...
ADD 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,...
Twelve 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...
DASSAN 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...
April 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...
20 December 2016 update – 2016 in review
Dear Friends, 2016 has been another busy and successful year for DASSAN. The year started on a high following a well-deserved award for DASSAN at the NT Human Rights Awards (The Fitzgeralds) in December 2015. This award was public recognition for the thousands of...