RIOTS IN DEPORTATIONCAMPS 2005   AUSTRALIA

6.November 2005

zwei der 6 männer die seit über drei wochen im villawood abschiebelager im hungerstreik sind, sind in ein krankenhaus eingeliefert worden.

Detention 'destroying' hunger strikers' lives

Refugee advocates say they are concerned about the welfare of six Chinese men, who have been on a hunger strike for three weeks at Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre. The Immigration Department says two of the men are under medical supervision in hospital. Ian Rintoul, from the Refugee Action Coalition, says five of the men are asylum seekers and the sixth man's business visa has lapsed.

He says the men want to be released into the community while their claims are processed. "Hunger strikers in the past have done themselves permanent damage even before we get to a point where their lives may be in danger," he said. "We don't want to see this happen again.

"The men make the point that they feel their lives are being destroyed by mandatory detention and the time that they're having to spend inside Villawood." The Immigration Department says the hunger strike will not influence decisions on the men's applications for asylum.

But Mr Rintoul says that is not what the strike is about. "What they can't understand is why that claim can't be processed while they're living in the community," he said. "What the hunger strike highlights is why the misery of mandatory detention continues."

[  abc.net.au

1. November 2005

13. tag des hungerstreiks von 6 männern aus china im villawood abschiebelager

Detention hunger strike into 13th day

SIX Chinese asylum seekers held at Sydney's Villawood detention centre have entered the 13th day of a hunger strike to protest against Australia's policy of mandatory detention. The men began refusing food on October 20 and have survived on fluids only. "Villawood staff and health professionals are closely monitoring their condition," an immigration department spokesman said. "Food and water is available to detainees at all time." The spokesman said the immigration department did not respond to action such as hunger strikes. The men have been held in immigration detention for between three and six months.

[  dailytelegraph.news.com.au

24. October 2005

6 männer aus china sind im villawood abschiebelager in sydney seit mehreren tagen im hungerstreik um gegen die länge ihrer inhaftierung ( zwischen 3 und 6 monaten ) zu protestieren.

Six detainees on hunger strike

SIX Chinese detainees being held at Sydney's Villawood detention centre are into the sixth day of a hunger strike, refugee advocates said today. The Refugee Action Coalition of New South Wales said a nurse was monitoring the blood pressure and blood sugar levels of the six men, but one of them was struggling to cope.

The men, who had been detained for between three and six months, were protesting against Australia's policy of mandatory immigration detention, Refugee Action Coalition spokesman Ian Rintoul said. "The treatment of the Chinese in detention shows that the department still has to face up to the underlying problems of mandatory detention," he said.

"Some long term detainees have been released but it now seems that the Chinese are facing the same obstacles and the same departmental attitudes that kept asylum seekers behind the razor wire for years. "We need more than cosmetic changes. If (Immigration Minister) Amanda Vanstone is unwilling or unable to fix the problem it is time she made way for someone who can."

An Immigration Department spokesman confirmed the hunger strike began on Thursday. "All six are voluntarily accepting fluid," he said. "Villawood staff and health professionals are closely monitoring their condition. Food and water is available to detainees at all time." The spokesman said the department did not respond to action like hunger strikes.

[  news.com.au