Refugee Update

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On 4 June, many asylum seekers living in the community will be thrown off the Status Resolution Support Service (SRSS), which provides a small living allowance, casework, and counselling for torture and trauma. Asylum seekers who lose access to the SRSS face poverty and homelessness. The Refugee Council of Australia is seeking donations to assist them.

Iranian refugee and son at risk of suicide returned to Nauru against medical advice (GA, 14 May 2018)
"Psychiatric reports said Hamid’s mental illness was caused and exacerbated by his detention, and he should not be returned."

Iranian refugee on Nauru attempts suicide after US resettlement application rejected, advocate says (ABC, 8 May 2018)
About half of the 150 applicants have been turned down, including all the Iranians and Somalis who applied.

Budget 2018-19 confirms reduction in support for people seeking asylum (Refugee Council of Australia, 9 May 2018)

Comments

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I read "I, who did not die" recently. The thing that really got me was how Canada processed refugees, and how much more humane and welcoming it was. One of the men was Iranian.