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Australia sends back illegal immigrants to Indonesian territory

Australia has sent back 15 illegal immigrants from Nepal, Iran and Bangladesh to Indonesian territory in the sea off ...

Indonesia`s immigration detention centers house 950 minors: UNHCR

Currently, 950 children are housed in immigration detention centers across Indonesia, including more than 440 ...

Australia tightens asylum seekers access, leaves refugees in Indonesia

Australias conservative government on Wednesday defended its decision to stop asylum seekers passing through ...

Australia rejects UN criticism of "human rights violations"

Australia Tuesday rejected United Nations criticism that its treatment of asylum-seekers was "leading to a chain of ...

UNHCR: at least 285,000 flee Ukraine crisis

At least 285,000 people have fled their homes because of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the United Nations said ...

Number of asylum seekers to Indonesia continues to rise

Silently, the number of asylum seekers and refugees to Indonesia has always increased from year to year reaching ...

Indonesia to address protection steps on irregular movement of persons

Indonesia will address protection steps on the irregular movement of persons during an international workshop that is ...

Banish Australian diplomats from Indonesia: Analyst

The Indonesian government should protest against the Australian government by expelling their diplomats related to the ...

Australia asylum policy `draconian`: Rights group

Australia has damaged its human rights record by persistently undercutting refugee protections, including a ...

Australia must understand Indonesia`s sovereignty: Chief minister

Indonesias chief security minister Djoko Suyanto stated that Australia, under the administration of Prime Minister ...

Arab Spring Adds To Palestinian Refugees` Suffering

On the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, commemorated on November 29, the ...

Kenya piles pressure on Somali refugees to return home

Kenya on Friday said Somali refugee camps were being used as a safe haven for Islamist militants and said the time had ...

First group of Syrian refugees to be relocated to Germany

With assistance of the UN, a group of more than 100 Syrian refugees will leave Lebanon on Wednesday for temporary ...

Australia Spares No Mercy For Asylum Seekers

In Indonesia, there is an old saying expressing one`s love of country, regardless of problems.  As the saying ...

21 illegal immigrants from Afghanistan caught in Jambi

Twenty one illegal immigrants from Afghanistan caught by police in Jambi, Sumatra, on Friday are being accommodated at ...