Manus Island: PNG police move into detention centre and tell refugees to leave

Papua New Guinea police have removed dozens of asylum seekers from the Manus Island detention centre and put pressure on hundreds of others to leave, more than three weeks after the camp was decommissioned. Refugees inside the centre reported large numbers of officers, including the paramilitary police mobile squad, entered the centre on Thursday and …

Papua New Guinea court rejects bid to restore power and water to Manus centre

Papua New Guinea’s supreme court has refused a bid to restore power, water and medical services to the Manus detention centre. About 600 refugees and asylum seekers have refused to leave the Manus Island detention centre, which was closed last Tuesday. Electricity was shut off to the final compounds last Wednesday morning, more than 12 …

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