Protesters call for baby and her mum to be released from Australian detention

The federal government is under pressure to release an asylum seeker and her baby from immigration detention.

Protesters have blasted the federal government after a 15-month-old girl who has spent her whole life in immigration detention in Australia was rushed to hospital with the flu.

Baby Isabella Lee Pin Loong is the daughter of Vietnamese woman Huyen Thu Thi Tran, an asylum seeker detained at Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation (MITA) since she was about five months pregnant.

 More in via SBS News.

Share
Published 18 July 2019 2:59pm


Share this with family and friends


News

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Download our apps
SBS Audio
SBS On Demand

Listen to our podcasts
Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Arabic-speaking Australians.
Personal journeys of Arab-Australian migrants.
Get the latest with our exclusive in-language podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS
Arabic Collection

Arabic Collection

Watch SBS On Demand