Nauru government evicts Médecins Sans Frontières from the island

The Nauru government has ended the role of Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders on the island. MSF emailed various clients today Saturday,...

Manus petition handed to Chief Justice of PNG Supreme Court

A petition signed by 368 Manus asylum seekers and refugees has been handed to the office of the Chief Justice of the PNG Supreme...

Refugees petition PNG Supreme Court over delayed judgement

Refugees from Manus Island will present a petition with 368 signatures calling on the PNG Supreme Court to hand down the judgement that will...

Seventeen Manus refugees leave PNG to be resettled in the US

Seventeen refugees, held on Manus Island for almost five years, flew from Port Moresby today, Tuesday 25 September, to be resettled in the US. ...

Eight Manus refugees to the US; hundreds left in limbo; medical crisis continues

Eight refugees, single men previously held on Manus Island, flew from Port Moresby today, Tuesday 18 September, to be resettled in the US. The eight...

Manus mental health crisis as refugee swallows razor blades

Refugee advocates have called for urgent medical attention for a 46-year-old Iraqi refugee who has been hospitalised in Port Moresby after swallowing razor blades. ...

Court orders blinded Manus Morrison victim to Australia

An Iraqi refugee who was one of two people left blind in one eye after the attacks on the Manus detention centre in February...

Photos from Nauru reveal the Australian government’s real priorities

While millions of dollars are splashed for lavish reception rooms for government officials, the Nauru hospital does not even have the most basic of...

Fires at Yongah hill after detainee death

Some fires have broken out in Yongah Hill in the aftermath of the suicide of an Iraqi detainee late Sunday afternoon, 1 September. Detainees were...

Detainee suicides in Yongah Hill – negligence claims another life

An Iraqi detainee has committed suicide in Yongah Hill detention centre outside Perth. The man was found in his cell at around 5.30pm Western Australia...