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Australian Protesters Demand 'Better Treatment' of Asylum Seekers

© REUTERS / David Gray/FilesProtesters hold placards at the 'Stand up for Refugees' rally held in central Sydney. Australia is negotiating a deal with the Philippines to transfer asylum seekers being held indefinitely in controversial detention centres on remote, impoverished islands, Australia's immigration minister said on October 9, 2015
Protesters hold placards at the 'Stand up for Refugees' rally held in central Sydney. Australia is negotiating a deal with the Philippines to transfer asylum seekers being held indefinitely in controversial detention centres on remote, impoverished islands, Australia's immigration minister said on October 9, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Over a thousand of Australians took to the streets of the capital, Canberra, demanding the government to reconsider its attitude to refugees for the better, local media reported Sunday.

Activists hold placards and chant slogans as they protest outside the offices of the Australian Immigration Department in Sydney, Australia, February 4, 2016 - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — In particular, the protesters demanded to stop offshore detention of asylum seekers, and to increase the quota for annual refugee acceptance, the ABC News television channel reported.

The rally brought together church groups, community organizations, students and families. Following the rally, the protesters marched through the city, chanting slogans about refugees being welcomed in Australia.

Refugees, including young children, seeking asylum in Australia are settled in offshore detention camps on Manus island in Papua New Guinea and Nauru in the South Pacific while their application is being processed by Australia.

Earlier this week, Australia marked 600 days of no refugee boat arrivals.

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