Fears for the welfare of captured Delta asylum seekers but Manus hunger strike continues
Security guards surrounded the Delta compound on Monday afternoon, but broke through the barricaded front gate.
Around 170 asylum seekers from Delta Compound have been...
Delta compound under attack
Around 4.30pm , Manus time, Delta Compound, the Manus Island detention centre that has been deprived of water for 24 hours has been attacked...
End Immigration’s siege of Delta compound on Manus: water needed now
Delta Compound has gone 24 hours without drinking water, after Transfield removed the water bottles from outside the fence.
Pictures attached show Delta detainees catching...
Immigration takes water away from Manus asylum seekers; security guards occupy Foxtrot compound
In a shocking development at the Manus Island detention centre, the only drinking water that was available for asylum seekers in Delta Compound, has...
Manus witch hunt for protest leaders. Stop the 22 January transfers
In an attempt to break up the hunger strike protest, Transfield officers have begun rounding up asylum seekers’ compound leaders.
At least four leaders of...
Manus in meltdown
Up to 700 asylum seekers are now on hunger strike on Manus Island. Noisy protests continued into the night at Delta compound despite the...
Tensions high on Manus as hunger strike protest continues: stop the forced transfers
Tensions remain high on Manus Island following attempts by Transfield’s “riot squad” to enter Delta Compound yesterday afternoon.
Asylum seekers in both Delta and Oscar...
Security guards attack Manus compounds
Security guards including PNG locals began attacking peaceful protests in Oscar and Delta Compounds on Manus Island around 4pm Manus Island time – see...
Protest, self harm escalates on Manus Island
Manus Island detention centre is engulfed in the largest protests in a year, as more asylum seekers join the hunger strike.
Sudanese asylum seekers in...
Protest sweeps Manus Island – mass hunger strike protest; no running water
Hundreds of asylum seekers in Mike Compound are on hunger strike and refusing to return to their compounds as a wave of protest sweeps...


