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Escape from Manus Island: Iranian refugee seeks asylum in Fiji » Jan 28, 2017 ...He was 17 when he arrived on Manus Island in August 2013, one month after the then Labor government decided to remove children and family groups from the detention centre. A letter from Australian immigration officials told him he would be "treated as a minor for the purposes of accommodation,... Smh.com.au

Manus Island class action: government to compensate former ... » Jun 14, 2017 ...The Australian government has agreed to compensate 1900 asylum seekers currently or formerly held at the Manus Island detention centre, in what may be Australia's largest ever human rights-related settlement. Lawyers Slater and Gordon confirmed the Commonwealth had agreed to reach a conditional... Smh.com.au

Money, Manipulation and Misunderstanding on Manus Island: The ... » Thus, the difficulties of resettlement act as a disincentive for future asylum seekers. Indeed, in March 2016 O'Neill stated, 'Certainly the PNG government does not have the resources to resettle the refugees' and his government was therefore 'reassessing the numbers who are... Tandfonline.com

'Our lives is in danger': Manus Island and the end of asylumRace ... » Jul 14, 2017 ...Koziol, Michael, 'US or nothing: Australia not negotiating with other countries for refugee resettlement', Sydney Morning Herald, 21 May 2017, http://www.smh.com .au/federal-politics/political-news/us-or-nothing-australia-not-negotiating-with- other-countries-for-refugee-resettlement-20170320-gv2jb7.html. Journals.sagepub.com

PNG issues warning to Turnbull government on Manus » Oct 30, 2017 ...Papua New Guinea has demanded the Turnbull government urgently resolve what will happen to hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers on Manus Island, with the processing centre scheduled to close on Tuesday. Tensions have been rising on the island ahead of the imminent shutdown, and refugee... Smh.com.au

ASYLUM SEEKERS BOUNDLESS PLAINS TO SHARE » 7 http://refugeeaction.org/information/inside-the-detention-centres/. 8 http://www. smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/more-asylum-seekers-have-died-on- manus-island-than-have-been-resettled-report- shows-20150716-gidi1b.html... Sparkke.com

THIS IS STILL BREAKING PEOPLE » May 6, 2014 ...Reza Berati, at the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea, 21 March 2014. AAP Image/ ....Update on human rights violations at Australia's asylum seeker processing centre on. Manus ......http://www.smh.com.au/federal- politics/political-news/asylum-seekers-riot-on-manus-island-but-scott-. Amnesty.org.au

Manus Island asylum seekers in mental health crisis » May 26, 2014 ...About half the asylum seekers in detention on Manus Island and Nauru are suffering from significant depression, stress or anxiety, according to clinical ...Dr Choong-Siew Yong, a former member of the government's disbanded health advisory group on detention who attended the congress, said it was clear... Smh.com.au

Manus Island Detention Centre » The Manus Island Regional Processing Centre in Papua New Guinea was opened in 2001 as part of the Howard Government's 'Pacific Solution'. It was officially closed in 2008 after Kevin ...7 http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/ political-news/manus-island-asylum-seekers-in-mental-health-crisis-20140525- 38wwd.html. Asrc.org.au

Urgent Legal Funds for Manus Men: Phase 2 | Chuffed | Non-profit ... » 3. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/02/14/senate-motion-fails-forced- deportation-fear-grips-manus-island-asylum-seekers. http://www.smh.com.au/ federal-politics/political-news/un-alarmed-at-reports-of-forced-deportations-of- manus-asylum-seekers-20170209-gu97vp.html. Chuffed.org