This is a compilation of news from the tweets of the IDC Asia Pacific Regional Co-ordinator. Follow here for live news.
Regional: The ASEAN people’s website is now live, with ASEAN’s Largest Civil Society Forum Handing an Official Statement to ASEAN Governments
Australia: Manus Island asylum seekers protest amid self-harm and hunger strikes
Australian run detention centers see a 50% increase in incidents reported, including 8 deaths in detention
Australia-Cambodia refugee deal uncertain as almost all refugees on Nauru refusing to go
Indonesia: Unaccompanied minors seeking asylum face detention, risk of exploitation and uncertain futures
Thailand: Three year old Uighur boy dies of tuberculosis in one of Thailand’s immigration detention centres
Refugees in Thailand’s Hat Yai immigration detention center go on hunger strike over worsening conditions
Japan: Refugee status determination slow, lacking in transparency and «extremely low» recognition rates
Malaysia: Rohinga refugees in Malaysia say traffickers abuse and kill