'Please Put Yourselves In Our Shoes'
This week New Matilda is publishing open letters by women asylum seekers detained on Manus…More
Browsing: Asylum Seekers
Politicians Off The Mark On Sri Lanka
In the frantic environment of an election race, there is always one favourite that starts…More
Why We Seek Refuge In Australia
Two weeks ago, a group of women asylum seekers wrote open letters about reasons for…More
How Can This Be Happening On Manus?
As legal proceedings against the processing centre on Manus Island begin, and Sarah Hanson-Young prepares…More
Manus Legal Challenge Is Bad News For Canberra
The difficult art of government has many challenges, and its practitioners know many failures. But…More
The Long Journey To Manus
Asylum seekers sent to Manus Island two weeks ago are continuing to refuse food and…More
Kids Facing Despair On Manus
Several days ago, a child asylum seeker on Manus Island wrote a letter in his…More
No News From Manus
Since December, the Immigration department has increasingly censored refugees’ ability to communicate with the outside…More
Nauru's 'Explosive Situation'
Omid, a 35-year-old Iranian man, has been on hunger strike for 50 days, refusing food…More
Our Government Fosters Racism
You’ve all seen the video: three angry white Australians — one with a pram —…More