The Victorian government is planning on听changes to harsh bail laws听but it appears that they are not going to be implemented immediately. Chris Slee reports.
Chris Slee
In a听case brought by Iranian Kurdish refugee Mostafa Azimitabar (鈥淢oz鈥), Federal Court judge Bernard Murphy ruled听that while听hotel detention is inhumane, it is still听legal. Chris Slee reports.
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Fifty people protested outside the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation听in support of Dixtan 鈥婣rulruban, a Tamil refugee threatened with deportation to Sri Lanka. Chris Slee reports.
Chris Slee reviews听Yuliya Yurchenko鈥檚 book, Ukraine and the Empire of Capital. Published in 2018, it traces Ukraine's evolution since 1991, when the Soviet Union was dissolved and Ukraine became independent.
Jordana Silverstein, author of Cruel Care: a history of children at our borders and three child refugees spoke to a听Refugee Action Collective-organised forum. Chris Slee reports.
Tamils rallied听to commemorate the massacre of tens of thousands of Tamils by the Sri Lankan armed forces in Mullivaikkal in the north of the island of Sri Lanka in May 2009. Chris Slee reports.
The Australian government should re-consider its confused policy towards Venezuela and once again recognise the elected government of President Nicolas Maduro, writes Chris Slee.
Human Rights Law Centre managing lawyer听Sanmati Verma听told a forum that the Fast Track process was 鈥渄esigned to see people fail鈥. Chris Slee reports.
Venezuelan听President Hugo听Chavez was a leader for Venezuela, Latin America and the whole world, a meeting to mark 10 years since his death, was told. Chris Slee reports.
Coroner Simon McGregor, who conducted the inquest into the death in prison of Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta听woman听Veronica Nelson, said Victoria鈥檚 Bail Act needs听to be 鈥渦rgently鈥 amended. Chris Slee reports.
Chris Slee reviews Clinton Fernandes鈥 new book examining Australia鈥檚 alliance with United States imperialism and its role in its own region.
Nilofar told a forum听by video link听from Indonesia that refugees stranded there are not allowed to work or study, which has led some to suicide. Chris Slee reports.
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