Rally: Protest at Maribyrnong Detention Centre! Stop deportations to danger!

Saturday, September 22, 2012 - 13:00

On July 25, Dayan Anthony, a Tamil refugee, was deported to Sri Lanka against his will from the Maribyrnong Detention Centre. On arrival at Colombo airport he was handed over to the Sri Lankan intelligence service who interrogated him for 16 hours before forcing him to recant claims of torture under duress at a press conference. He and his family now live in fear of their lives. They have good cause for concern. There is currently a legal challenge to deportations in the High Court. If this challenge fails we could see immediate moves to deport hundreds of refugees. Many of these refugees will be deported from Maribyrnong and other high security detention camps around the country. At the same time, refugee policy is going from bad to worse, with the Gillard government moving to revive the cruel 'Pacific Solution', dumping refugees attempting to reach Australia on Nauru and Manus Island. Join the Refugee Action Collective to demand an end to deportations to danger and offshore processing! Let the refugees into Australia! Let them stay! 1pm. Maribyrnong Detention Centre, Hampstead Rd, Maribyrnong. (Catch 82 tram from Footscray).