detention centres
Australian Tennis Fans Didn't Understand Last Night's Protest
Last night's protest at the Australian Open attracted a lot of booing. We asked spectators why.
The US Agrees That David Hicks Is Innocent
Hick's former lawyer Dan Mori has said the US admission of innocence marks "the beginning of the end" of Hicks' ordeal.
My First Year As Prime Minister Of Australia By Tony
For those upset at our declining manufacturing industry, I have good news to report: as of September 2014, we are leading the world in think pieces about Tony Abbott’s first year in office.
'Disgusting Is the Least I Can Say'
Hamid Kehazaei, a Manus Island detainee, is now brain dead after a cut to his foot went septic. We spoke to a former detainee who knew him and the conditions that lead to his demise.
Dispatch from the Public Hearing Into Children in Australia’s Detention Centres
We watched Scott Morrison get grilled under oath.
The Toronto Police Videotaped Strip-Search Chambers During the G20
A new, independent documentary has revealed that the Toronto Police were running video surveillance on the strip-search chambers they built for a temporary detention center during the G20. We spoke with detainees and the Ontario Privacy Commissioner...
Teenage Asylum Seekers Are Running Away From The Australian Government
Two teenage asylum seekers are on the run from Australian Immigration after being put into a Darwin detention centre. VICE went to an Adelaide rally with high school students who want their friends back.
African Refugees Are Having a Hard Time Living in a Dutch Prison
I recently went to Amsterdam to visit a community of African refugees who live in a former prison. Now their situation is becoming even more desperate because the time period in which they're allowed to stay here is coming to an end, and many of them...
Britain Might Deport This Bahraini Dissident to a Country that Hates Him
Even though that would mean five years of jail and possible torture for protesting.
Detention Centres Are Terrifying - And Other Depressing Facts About Seeking Asylum
In this week's cheery asylum seeker round up we have a new nation possibly willing to take our refugees, more information on the Manus Island detention centre riot, and the four-legged refugees who may just jump the queue.
Meet the Libyan Militia Detaining Migrants in a Zoo
Said Ben Suleiman's brigade—and some lions, camels, and spider monkeys—are on the frontline of Europe's immigration crisis. They run a holding cell in one of the zoo’s empty offices and make frequent raids on boatloads of migrants setting off from...
Britain's 'Immigration Nightmare' Is Really Just a Nightmare for These Immigrants
Speaking to three victims of the UK's detention system.