Barat Ali Batoor, a Hazara refugee from Afghanistan, told a forum he had hoped that Labor in government would be better than its predecessor, but that it is imposing a 鈥渂rutal regime鈥.聽Chris Slee reports.
Refugee Action Collective (Victoria)
Kon Karapanagiotidis, CEO of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, told a refugee rights forum that a sanctuary network, involving churches and unions, is being built. Chris Slee reports.
Josephine Langbien, a lawyer with the Human Rights Law Centre, told a forum organised by the Refugee Action Collective that Labor鈥檚 anti-immigrant laws are the 鈥渉arshest鈥 in decades. Chris Slee reports.
Refugees and supporters gathered outside聽Minister for Home Affairs Clare O鈥橬eil's office to demand permanent residency for the thousands of refugees on temporary visas.聽Chloe DS听谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.
Palestinian refugee Adnan Mansour told a public forum that聽Labor must 鈥渟tart seeing Palestinians as humans鈥. Chris Slee reports.