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...
Crisis looms on Manus as water and power turned off
Tensions escalated on Manus Island on Monday, after the power and water for Foxtrot compound was turned off around 1pm.
Refugees were again told that...
Manus refugees again brutally attacked, two injured
Three attacks in twelve hours on refugees on Manus Island shows how unsafe the Manus community is for refugees and exactly why refugees are...
Closure threats stepped up on Manus Island
PNG Immigration has announced its intention to close Foxtrot Compound inside the Manus detention centre as of today, 26 July. The notice (at right)...
More pressure on Manus detainees as compound demolished
Charlie Compound, where ten Rohingya, Pakistani and Afghan refugees have been living for a month has been demolished after power and water was cut...
Advocates call to sack Dutton: Detention regime corrupt from top to bottom
In the light of the revelations of drug-running in Christmas Island, refugee advocates have called for the sacking of Peter Dutton, an end to...
More pressure on Manus refugees to move but nowhere to go
PNG Immigration and Australia’s Border Force are stepping up the pressure on Manus refugees and asylum seekers in an effort to force them out...
Government turns the screws on Manus refugees
Just days after agreeing to pay Manus asylum seekers and refugees $70 million in damages for unlawful imprisonment and for physical and psychological damage,...
No amount of money can compensate for Manus horror
The announcement of a possible settlement with Manus asylum seekers and the Australian government for false imprisonment and conditions on Manus Island that caused...
