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UN slams Australia for abandoning refugees at camp
The Australian government ordered its employees last Tuesday to abandon 600 male refugees at the Manus Island camp after cutting water, food, and power.
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Papua New Guinea dismantling refugee camp fences
Authorities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) start dismantling fences at a formerly Australian-run detention camp, where some 600 asylum seekers are present.
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PNG court rejects restoration of services to refugees
Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s Supreme Court rejects an application by asylum seekers to restore food, water, and electricity at a former refugee detention camp.
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Australia nixes New Zealand offer to take in PNG refugees
Australia rejects an offer by New Zealand to take in a number of asylum seekers that Canberra has abandoned in Papua New Guinea.
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Australia police nab protesters advocating refugee rights
Police in Australia arrest ten protesters during separate student protests over the country’s abandonment of asylum seekers at a former refugee detention camp in Papua New Guinea.
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UN warns of ‘humanitarian emergency’ at PNG camp
The UNHCR calls on Australia to take action to stop a “humanitarian emergency” unfolding at the site of a former Australian-run detention camp for refugees in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
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First night passes for refugees in PNG without incident
Asylum seekers abandoned by Australia in Papua New Guinea say a first eventless but nervous night has passed. They have no electricity or drinking water, however.
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Fate of refugees in Australia camp hanging in the balance
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PNG: Australia must back refugees after camp closure
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Hundreds march in Sydney to support detained refugees
Hundreds march through Sydney to call for the refugees held on offshore camps to be allowed into Australia.
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