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Djokovic detention draws focus to Australia’s asylum-seekers

A protester holds a banner outside the Park Hotel calling for the release of refugees being detained inside the hotel in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. The world’s No. 1-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic is also being held there after border officials canceled his visa last week over a vaccine requirement. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair) A refugee protester is surrounded by police outside the Park Hotel in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. The world’s No. 1-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic is also being held there after border officials canceled his visa last week over a vaccine requirement.(AP Photo/Hamish Blair) A protester hold a banner with others outside the Park Hotel calling for the release of refugees being detained inside the hotel in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. The world’s No. 1-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic is also being held there after border officials canceled his visa last week over a vaccine requirement. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair) A protester holds a banner outside the Park Hotel calling for the release of refugees being detained inside the hotel in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. The world’s No. 1-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic is also being held there after border officials canceled his visa last week over a vaccine requirement.(AP Photo/Hamish Blair) Protesters stage a rally outside the Park Hotel calling for the release of refugees being detained inside the hotel in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. The world’s No. 1-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic is also being held there after border officials canceled his visa last week over a vaccine requirement.(AP Photo/Hamish Blair) Protesters gather outside the Park Hotel calling for the release of refugees being detained inside the hotel in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. The world’s No. 1-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic is also being held there after border officials canceled his visa last week over a vaccine requirement. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair) Protesters gather outside the Park Hotel in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. The world’s No. 1-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic is also being held there after border officials canceled his visa last week over a vaccine requirement. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)
Djokovic detention draws focus to Australia’s asylum-seekers