Australian religious leaders call for end to indefinite immigration detention
Sydney, Australia A campaign to end indefinite detention in Australia for dozens of men, some of whom have been locked up for as long as nine years, has been launched by the nation’s religious leaders in the wake of the Novak Djokovic case. More than 30 faith leaders have urged Prime Minister Scott Morrison and […]
Tennis star Novak Djokovic’s detention turns spotlight on long-term internment of asylum seekers in Australia
Sydney, Australia The detention and deportation of tennis star Novak Djokovic from Australia this month has turned the spotlight on 75 asylum seekers, who have spent up to nine years in offshore and onshore detention. Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic walks in Melbourne Airport before boarding a flight, after the Federal Court upheld a government […]
Essay: Love All – Djokovic’s courts and the fickle privilege of the spotlight
MEREDITH WRIGHT, of Baptist World Aid Australia, says the case of Novak Djokovic has shone a renewed light on those held in Australian immigration detention…
The battle is not over: Rising infections seen worldwide
Berlin, GermanyAP Renewed lockdown measures in a German region where hundreds of coronavirus cases sprung up at a slaughterhouse and news that the world’s top-ranked tennis player has also been infected provided a stark reminder to Europeans on Tuesday that the pandemic is far from gone. Meanwhile, Britain, which has recorded the most coronavirus-related deaths […]