A group of asylum seekers staging a peaceful protest claim to have started a hunger strike at the Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre (CIIDC), the Department of Immigration and Citizenship says.
FACILITIES at the Christmas Island detention centre are akin to a motel with inmates receiving better treatment than many Australians, Family First Senator Steve Fielding said.
Facilities on Christmas Island are pretty good and look more like a motel than a detention centre according to Family First Leader Senator Steve Fielding who is currently inspecting the island.
ASYLUM seekers at the Christmas Island Detention Centre are protesting against lengthy visa processing times, refugee advocates say.
The Federal Opposition’s immigration spokesman has labelled the Christmas Island detention centre as a “quasi visa factory”.
BEDS at Australia’s immigration facility on Christmas Island are filling as fast as they are clearing, with another boat of 48 asylum seekers picked up off Ashmore Islands.