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Manus Island
December 12, 2019
Australian Government Repeals Life-Saving Medevac Law
By Joshua Mcdonald
The medevac law allowed doctors in Australia’s offshore detention facilities to approve the transfer of sick refugees to Australia.
November 12, 2019
Australians in Canada Step Up to Help Refugees
By Grant Wyeth
Canberra’s offshore detention centers are a source of national shame. A Canadian refugee resettlement program illustrates a way forward.
November 16, 2018
Don't Let APEC Overshadow the Manus Island Debacle
By Nicholas Bequelin
Will APEC leaders stand by while Australia condemns hundreds to indefinite offshore detention – including in PNG?
September 25, 2018
Australia and Papua New Guinea Close in on Manus Island Base Deal
By Grant Wyeth
What would a permanent Australian naval presence at Lombrum on Manus Island mean for the Pacific?
August 29, 2018
Are Fears of a Chinese Port Facility on Manus Island Justified?
By Ankit Panda
Manus Island would be a strategic outpost for China, astride the western Pacific Ocean.
September 08, 2017
Australia Settles $70 Million Suit with Detained Asylum Seekers
By Grant Wyeth
Had the suit gone to court, it would have aired allegations of abuse at Australia’s PNG-based detention facility.
August 17, 2017
A Tragic and Avoidable Death on Manus Island
By Anna Shea
The recent death of Hamed Shamshiripour highlights Australia’s vicious policies toward asylum seekers.
May 03, 2016
Manus: What Australia Needs to Do Now
By Daniel Webb
The PNG Supreme Court decision strikes a blow to the core of Canberra’s asylum seeker policy.
April 30, 2016
Australia’s Immigration Policy: So Much for the PNG ‘Solution’
By Edward Cavanough
PNG’s Manus decision exposes the fundamental ironies at the core of Australia’s immigration policy.
April 28, 2016
Will the Manus Island Decision Put an End to Australia’s 'Pacific Solution'?
By Grant Wyeth
Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court ruled the detention center “unconstitutional and thus invalid.”
April 27, 2016
Papua New Guinea Supreme Court: Australian Aslyum Detentions Are Illegal
By Sally Andrews
The Australian-funded detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island is deemed unconstitutional.
March 12, 2014
Despite Western Music Ban, Iranians Rock On
By Angela Erika Kubo
Western culture faces political opposition in Iran, but that doesn’t stop people from enjoying some rock ‘n’ roll.
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