Tag Archives: Immigration Department

42 Ethiopian refugees arrested trying to flee to South Africa

December 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Blantyre, Malawi – Police in the Malawi capital, Lilongwe, Sunday arrested 42 Ethiopians as they tried to flee to South Africa. Immigration Department spokesman Elack Banda said the refugees had fled the UNHCR-Malawi government-run Dzaleka Refugee Camp in the central … read more »

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Fresh riot by asylum seekers on Australian island

March 15, 2011 by benim

Australia’s remote Christmas Island detention centre was hit by a second night of riots on Tuesday, with up to 200 asylum seekers destroying closed-circuit television cameras. It followed a “significant and serious incident” on Monday when police used tear gas … read more »

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