1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites

Christmas Island uprising shines light on immigration policy

Carl NasmanNovember 9, 2015

An uprising on Christmas Island is shining a light on Australia’s strict immigration policy. Asylum seekers gained control of the complex to protest an inmate’s death, harsh treatment and months spent in legal limbo.

https://p.dw.com/p/1H2Ou
Australien Flüchtlinge Auffanglager Weihnachtsinseln
Image: Getty Images/S. Fisher