FMR 48 - Christian civil disobedience and indefinite, mandatory immigration detention in Australia

Faith and displacement (Forced Migration Review 48) by Oxford University

Jun 4, 20155:09Religion & Spirituality

A new movement of Christian activists in Australia is using radical direct action to challenge their country’s policy of mandatory detention of asylum seeker children.

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