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Asylum seekers locked up in Auckland prison – New Zealand's own Manus Island
"When I went to the police station they took me to a cell and gave me a mattress. There were cockroaches crawling and biting me, I thought to myself this is similar to a police station in Afghanistan!"
Published Fri Jan. 8th 2021
Asylum seeker imprisoned for over three years recognised as refugee
1 NEWS can reveal the man spent three years and one month in prison while waiting for his claim to be processed, which turned out to be valid.
"It was the worst time of my life, a lot of anxiety, because you don't know about your future," the man said.
Published Fri Jan. 8th 2021
Asylum Seekers welcomed with jail
No crime, no charge - the asylum seekers welcomed to NZ with jailtime
Published Fri Jan. 8th 2021
Asylum Seekers in prison
Asylum seekers are being detained for long periods in our prison system
Published Mon Aug. 10th 2020
Asylum Seekers treatment getting worse
Story by RNZ on rights for Asylum Seekers being eroded, with special focus on detention
Published Wed May 27th 2020
