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....
First Manus refugees to the US this weekend; now, stop the forced closure
Three Sudanese refugees on Manus Island have been accepted for resettlement in the US. They will fly to Port Moresby this coming weekend and...
Advocates call for permanent visas and immediate release of Rohingya refugees
The UN estimates that more than 120,000 Rohingyans have been forced to flee genocidal violence of the Myanmar army since late August.
World leaders...
Port Moresby refugees protest phone card cuts
Refugees transferred to Port Moresby for medical reasons staged "Day 1" of protest action outside the Australian Border Force office at the motel where...
Refugee advocates call for independent inquiry into Manus death
Refugee advocates are deeply concerned at PNG police statements that they have ruled out "foul play" in regard to the death of Hamed.
"It is...
One more death on Manus, more blood on Turnbull’s hands
A 31 year-old Iranian asylum seeker, Hamid, was found hanging from a tree this morning (Monday) near the school close to the East Lorengau...
PNG police try to enter Foxtrot compound on Manus
The standoff on Manus Island over the closure of Foxtrot Compound has come to a head this morning.
Police have shut the gates of Foxtrot...
Manus protest grows against compound closure
In the biggest demonstration yet against the arbitrary closure of Foxtrot compound hundreds of asylum seekers and refugees have protested at the compound.
Despite the...
