The Department of Immigration has confirmed a 16-year-old boy has ended a five-day hunger strike at the Pontville Detention Centre, near Hobart.
The department says the teenager was seen eating food last night.
The boy, who is from Afghanistan, called the ABC on Sunday raising concerns about his detention for seven months.
His case has reignited debate about the detention of children.

Teenage asylum seeker ends hunger strike at Tasmanian detention centre

The Department of Immigration has confirmed a 16-year-old boy has ended a five-day hunger strike at the Pontville Detention Centre, near Ho...
In esclusiva su Repubblica.it, un estratto del film ''N°9'' di Sara Creta: una videodenuncia dei pestaggi subiti dai migranti da parte della Guardia Civil spagnola e delle forze ausiliarie marocchine ai confini dell'enclave di Melilla.

''Picchiati a morte ai confini della Ue''

In esclusiva su Repubblica.it , un estratto del film ''N°9'' di Sara Creta: una videodenuncia dei pestaggi subiti dai migran...
El PP ha presentado en el Congreso de los Diputados una iniciativa por la que reclama al Gobierno una base de datos nacional que registre a los menores extranjeros no acompañados y que se encuentren en situación irregular.

El PP reclama al Gobierno una base de datos nacional que registre a los menores extranjeros no acompañados

El PP ha presentado en el Congreso de los Diputados una iniciativa por la que reclama al Gobierno una base de datos nacional que registre a...
A human rights organisation has released a report saying children seeking refuge in Indonesia are being locked up, abused and neglected in detention centres.
Human Rights Watch says Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard should speak with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono about improving the treatment of asylum-seeking children so they're less likely to make the dangerous boat journey to Australia.

Children refugees abused in Indonesian detention centres: report

A human rights organisation has released a report saying children seeking refuge in Indonesia are being locked up, abused and neglected in ...
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Asylum seeker children. Photograph: © 2012 Kyle Knight / Human Rights Watch
Indonesia is systemically failing refugee and asylum seeker children who seek protection within its borders, and is responsible for "routine brutality" inflicted upon minors in Indonesian immigration detention, a damning new Human Rights Watch report says.

Children in Indonesian immigration detention 'suffer routine brutality'

Asylum seeker children. Photograph: © 2012 Kyle Knight / Human Rights Watch Indonesia  is systemically failing refugee and asylum see...
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