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Australian clergy critical of government approach to asylum seekers

Australian clergy critical of government approach to asylum seekers

SYDNEY--Australian church leaders are criticizing a government solution to deport hundreds of asylum seekers to Malaysia as a "swap" to settle 4000 refugees from Malaysian detention centers.

05 August 2011

Asylum seekers should be detained no longer than a month, Archbishop of Adelaide says

Asylum seekers should be detained no longer than a month, Archbishop of Adelaide says

Asylum seekers should be detained no longer than a month and only on Australian soil, the Archbishop of Adelaide said in a recent media release.

04 August 2011

Bishop Pritchard concerned for Iranian exiles

Bishop Pritchard concerned for Iranian exiles

The Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Revd John Pritchard, has expressed con­cern about “outrageous attempts to intimidate” about 3,400 Iranian exiles living in Camp Ashraf

21 January 2011

The Refugees from Nigeria who still fear danger

The Refugees from Nigeria who still fear danger

With some four and a half thousand asylum cases pending at the Department of Justice the issue of refugees and their shelter in Ireland is starting to loom large with the populace.

11 May 1998