Electricity cut on Manus as Dutton extends the siege

All electricity generators have been removed from all compounds at the Manus detention centre this morning (Wednesday, 1 November) as Dutton extends the brutal...

Manus Alliance Against Human Rights Abuse group presents petition to governor

More than 300 Manusians have signed a petition calling for all asylum seekers and refugees to be returned to Australia. The petition, organised by the...

Security guards desert Manus detention centre

The government needs to act urgently to prevent a looming disaster on Manus Island. Security guards have deserted their posts at Manus detention centre, leaving...

Government must act to stop the Manus closure

Hundreds of Manusians have signed a petition opposing the forced relocation of the men in the Manus detention cenre and calling for the Australian...

Government siege tightens on Manus as last food announced

Refugee groups have called for the Australian government to end the siege of the Manus detention centre. After ignoring a PNG Supreme Court ruling since...

Navy take-over of Manus will put refugee lives at risk

Refugees and asylum seekers in the Manus detention centre have been given individual notices that declare that the centre will be taken over by...

Manus detainees call for end to forced relocation as community tensions mount

More than 500 detainees at Manus Island have written to the PNG authorities (text below, written pages here and extract of signatures here) calling...

Resettlement farce as Manus refugees face more threats

The latest notice on Manus Island (at right) announces the next stage in trying to force refugees out of the detention centre and into...

Another tragic suicide as Manus claims another victim

A Tamil refugee was found hanging next to the Lorengau hospital kitchen in the early hours of this morning (Monday, 2 October). His death...

Twenty-seven refugees leave Nauru for the US

Twenty-seven refugees left Nauru this morning bound for Port Moresby, the first leg of a 50-hour long journey to be resettled in the USA....