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#externalisation

Asylum seeker Reza Barati died from ’multiple head injuries’, PNG police say

Police report states Barati’s death could have been caused by a “heavy object” during rioting at Manus Island detention centre

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▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/26/asylum-seeker-reza-barati-died-from-multiple-head-injuries-png-police-s

Asylum seekers on Christmas Island start hunger strike over Manus death

Group of around 40 detainees begins protest over ‘blood of Reza Barati, to prevent transfer to Nauru and freedom’

▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/26/asylum-seekers-christmas-island-hunger-strike-manus-death?CMP=twt_gu

#grève_de_la_faim

The Reza Barati vigils could be a tipping point for Australia – but what next?

Holding vigils might not be enough to shift politicians’ minds, but it’s important to place on the record our opposition to crimes committed in our name. We need to keep the pressure on

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▻http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/27/the-vigils-for-reza-barati-were-a-tipping-point-for-australia-but-what-

Reza Barati’s family: ’We want answers. What did they do to him?’

‘He went to Australia to seek refuge from his land of dreams, where he could have a life and study but instead he was held in captivity and killed,’ says cousin

▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/27/reza-baratis-family-we-want-answers-what-did-they-do-to-him?CMP=twt_gu

Manus Island asylum seeker describes violence on night of Reza Barati’s death

Witness, now ‘living in fear’, says detainees were taken from their rooms and beaten with sticks and water pipes

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▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/04/manus-island-asylum-seeker-describes-violence-on-night-of-reza-baratis-

Manus Island unrest sparked riot squad preparation weeks before asylum death

G4S reports show timeline of protests in the lead-up to the death of Iranian asylum seeker #Reza_Barati

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Reza Barati murder arrests expected within days

Manus Island police say they are poised to charge several men with the murder of Reza Barati, the asylum seeker killed in a violent confrontation at the island’s detention centre.

▻http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/reza-barati-murder-arrests-expected-within-days-20140313-34pml.html

Two Australian men wanted for questioning over Reza Berati’s death on Manus Island

Police investigating the brutal killing of Reza Barati on Manus Island have for the first time been given graphic statements from the asylum seekers who witnessed the slaying, as two Australians emerged as suspects in the death.

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▻http://www.smh.com.au/national/two-australian-men-wanted-for-questioning-over-reza-beratis-death-on-manus-i

Guard warned that Manus Island facility was unprepared for major incident before Reza Barati death

A Manus Island security guard warned colleagues the detention centre was “totally unprepared” for any major incident, months before an Iranian asylum seeker was killed in violent clashes.

▻http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/guard-warned-that-manus-island-facility-was-unprepared-for-major-incident-be

Reza Barati death: Papua New Guinea nationals attacked asylum seekers on Manus Island

Papua New Guinean nationals employed as security guards on Manus Island attacked asylum seekers at the detention centre more than 24 hours before Iranian Reza Barati died in a night of shocking violence, new footage shows.

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Reza Barati death: Papua New Guinea nationals attacked asylum seekers on Manus Island

Papua New Guinean nationals employed as security guards on Manus Island attacked asylum seekers at the detention centre more than 24 hours before Iranian Reza Barati died in a night of shocking violence, new footage shows.

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Manus Island: Lawyers say witnesses to Reza Berati’s death need urgent protection

Lawyers acting for Manus Island detainees on Wednesday filed an urgent application to the High Court to have witnesses to the death of Reza Berati returned to Australia.

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▻http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-30/manus-island-reza-berati-witness-protection-application/5421892?

Reza Barati was set upon by local PNG contractors, says expat guard

In an account of the 17 February unrest on Manus Island, the guard also alleges PNG police fired between 20 and 40 shots

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▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/01/reza-barati-was-set-upon-by-local-png-contractors-says-expat-guard

Reza Barati room-mate alleges Manus staff used torture to make detainees withdraw claims

Two asylum seekers in detention on Manus Island say they were forced to retract their eyewitness accounts of violence at the centre in February after being beaten and threatened by Australian officials at the centre.

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#torture

Manus guards charged over death of Iranian asylum seeker Reza Barati

Two former G4S employees arrested in PNG and on Manus after the 23-year-old’s death in February, according to reports

▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/19/manus-unrest-two-guards-charged-murder-reza-barati?CMP=twt_gu

182 Days After Reza Barati Was Murdered, Arrests Finally Made

Two men have been charged and more are being sought following the death of asylum seeker Reza Barati. Max Chalmers reports.

▻https://newmatilda.com/2014/08/20/182-days-after-reza-barati-was-murdered-arrests-finally-made

PNG police charge two over Australia asylum camp murder

Police in Papua New Guinea have charged two men with the murder of a man seeking asylum in Australia, according to reports in the Australian media.

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Manus security firm, G4S, responsible for February violence, says law centre

Australia’s former security contractor at the Manus Island detention centre was directly responsible for violence that broke out in February and in which Iranian asylum seeker Reza Barati was killed, a formal complaint lodged by the Human Rights Law Centre on Tuesday claims.

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Reports that Australian staff and private security have fled the Manus Detention facility after new breakout

UNCONFIRMED reports suggest up to 50 asylum seekers have machete wounds after what the Immigration Minister calls a ‘new and serious’ incident overnight.

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One Dead At Manus After PNG Police Open Fire

At least one person is dead and dozens injured after PNG police opened fire at the Manus Island detention centre last night, a local source has told New Matilda editor Marni Cordell

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▻https://newmatilda.com/2014/02/18/one-dead-manus-after-png-police-open-fire

Manus Island riot: They fled to save their lives, detainee says

SBS has obtained audio of an asylum seeker on Manus Island who witnessed last night’s riot.

▻http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/02/18/manus-island-riot-they-fled-save-their-lives-detainee-says

Australian immigration minister announces independent inquiry into Manus Island violence

Scott Morrison says there are reports that Papua New Guinea police fired shots twice during Monday’s disturbances

▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/18/scott-morrison-announces-independent-inquiry-into-manus-island-violence

Voices from Manus: ’We are in danger. Somebody please help us’

Asylum seekers claim they were attacked inside the compound, contradicting government accounts of two bloody days

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Reports of another outbreak of violence at Manus Island detention facility

UNCONFIRMED reports are emerging of another round of unrest unfolding at the Manus Island Detention Centre.

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Scontri nei centri per i richiedenti asilo

La notte del 17 febbraio un richiedente asilo è stato ucciso e molti sono stati feriti durante le proteste scoppiate nel centro di detenzione per migranti gestito dall’Australia nell’isola di Manus, in Papua Nuova Guinea.

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▻http://www.internazionale.it/news/australia/2014/02/18/scontri-nei-centri-per-i-richiedenti-asilo

Probe into killing of Manus detainee

A government inquiry will be launched as serious questions have been raised about Australia’s responsibility to asylum seekers held in offshore detention centres after violent clashes on Manus Island left one Iranian asylum seeker dead, another shot and scores of others severely injured.

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▻http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/probe-into-killing-of-manus-detainee-20140218-32ylm.html

Who’s Policing Manus Island ?

’They will knock a few heads in, shoot a few pigs.’ PNG’s mobile squads, involved in the Manus attack, have a fearsome reputation - and Australia is their paymaster, writes Kristian Lasslett

▻https://newmatilda.com/2014/02/18/whos-policing-manus-island

Manus Island shooting victim’s X-ray provides key clue in riot investigation

It’s just a blurry dark shadow on an X-ray but it could be a key clue as to who was responsible for the extreme violence on Manus Island this week.

As two official investigations are set up to learn how one asylum seeker was killed, another shot and dozens injured in a bloody riot at the Manus Island detention centre, accusations have been flying over what sort of force was used.

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Manus Island : so many questions, one simple solution

There is a humane, efficient and affordable approach. If only we would try it.

▻http://www.theage.com.au/comment/manus-island-so-many-questions-one-simple-solution-20140220-333sn.html

Shocking claims after Manus Island bloodbath

AS BLAME is exchanged on the Manus Island detention centre bloodbath, it has been claimed that the Iranian asylum seeker killed on Monday night may have been murdered by out-of-control guards who stomped his skull as he lay defenceless on the ground.

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Australia to send home body of asylum seeker

Body of Iranian man killed during violent breakout from detention center to be sent to family.

▻http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2014/02/australia-send-body-asylum-seeker-home-201422165719705188.html

#corps #rapatriement

#Scott_Morrison contradicts first account of Manus Island unrest

Immigration minister concedes most events – including the death of one asylum seeker – took place inside compound’s perimeter

▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/23/scott-morrison-contradicts-account-manus-island-unrest

U.N. Office Criticizes Australia Detention Policies

Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers sent to offshore processing centers is cruel, inhuman and degrading and it violates international law, the United Nations’ human rights office said Friday.

▻http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/22/world/asia/un-office-criticizes-australia-detention-policies.html

Tony Abbott defends Scott Morrison’s bungled information on Manus Island violence

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has defended Immigration Minister Scott Morrison’s bungled information about the death and violence on Manus Island, adding that there was “very little damage” to the detention centre and that the riot had been “dealt with”.

▻http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbott-defends-scott-morrisons-bungled-information-on--manus-island-vio

Manus Island detention facility contract

Contract between Australia’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship and G4S for the management of the offshore detention facility for asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea.

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I was told to lie: Manus Island staffer

In an interview with SBS’s Dateline, a migration agent who worked on Manus Island claims she was told to lie to inmates and labelled the government’s processing system ‘fake’.

▻http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/02/25/i-was-told-lie-manus-island-staffer

Riot flared as Manus Island refugees realised ’lies were told’

▻http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/riot-flared-as-manus-island-refugees-realised-lies-were-told-20140225-33f

Manus guards let residents into centre as extra manpower, says #G4S witness

G4S employees broke down the centre’s perimeter fence to allow PNG locals in on night of rioting, witness tells the ABC

▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/25/manus-guards-let-residents-into-centre-as-extra-manpower-says-g4s-witne

Manus Island – An insider’s report

I have been a crime novelist for over 15 years, and in that time I have had the honour of meeting and researching with international military personnel, FBI agents, homicide investigators, paramedics, undercover officers, survivors of crime, private investigators and more (and have myself earned my Certificate III in Private Investigation). Though I am a civilian, I have during this time often had access to non-civilian areas and have been made privy to highly sensitive information. It is a personal point of pride that I have, over many years, earned a considerable level of trust with many highly-trained professionals, and have been able to share through fiction the difficult stories of survivors and professionals with the tough job of protecting others in an imperfect and sometimes violent world. I have also been an unpaid advocate for child rights with UNICEF since 2007 and as of September 2013 my role has been expanded to UNICEF Australia National Ambassador for Child Survival. In this unpaid work I have met with experts, emergency chiefs, childcare and health workers and politicians in all of the major parties. I have been a dual Canadian/Australian citizen for 12 years. I am not, and never have been, a member of any political party.

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▻http://taramoss.com/manus-island-insiders-report

Manus Island violence: Fatal violence occurred after G4S guards went in, PNG report finds

The violent clashes on Manus Island that left an Iranian asylum seeker dead happened after local G4S descended on protesting asylum-seekers, a preliminary police briefing has indicated.

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Manus Camp A Human ’Experiment’: Staff

A migration agent who was employed at the Manus Island detention camp during last week’s violence has told SBS Dateline the centre is not a processing facility - it’s a deterrence mechanism

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▻https://newmatilda.com/2014/02/25/manus-camp-human-experiment-staff

Manus Victims ’Treated Better Than Australians’ : Cornall

EXCLUSIVE: The man who will review last week’s violence on Manus has previously said sexually abused detainees on the island are treated better than Australian rape victims. Marni Cordell reports

▻https://newmatilda.com/2014/02/27/detainees-treated-better-australians-cornall

Consultant investigating Manus Island unrest insists he is independent

Robert Cornall says ‘payment of a fee for professional services does not affect independent judgment’

▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/27/consultant-investigating-manus-insists-independent

Big bills and tax havens: The business of immigration detention

The sacked operator of a controversial immigration detention centre at Manus Island, G4S, paid no Australian tax in 2012, Fairfax Media has learnt.

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▻http://www.smh.com.au/business/big-bills-and-tax-havens-the-business-of-immigration-detention-20140228-33pm

The Manus menace that’s a ticking time bomb

Much has been written about Australia’s moral compass over the past few weeks. Some social commentators opine that sending asylum seekers to Papua New Guinea is cruel, not only because of their indefinite detention, but because they have been sent to a supposed hellhole - to a dangerous, ’’deeply unliveable’’ country racked by ’’raskol’’ lawlessness.

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▻http://www.smh.com.au/comment/the-manus-menace-thats-a-ticking-time-bomb-20140301-33sxn.html

$3.5m spent on Manus Island detention centre’s kitchen defended

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has defended paying $3.5 million to Toll Holdings for a tent kitchen at its Manus Island detention centre.

A spokesman for Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said the department ’’closely adheres’’ to Commonwealth procurement guidelines that ’’specify the need to obtain value for money for all expenditure of public funds’’.

The department rented the tent kitchen from Toll when the centre re-opened in October 2012, then bought it outright a year later.

’’The lease of the kitchen included mobilisation, installation, the kitchen structure, kitchen equipment, power generation, refrigeration, water storage and airconditioning,’’ the spokesman said. ’’The purchase of the kitchen was deemed better value for money than the costs associated with demobilisation when the lease concluded.’’
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The department also defended increases in the amounts paid to contractors G4S and Transfield Services to run offshore detention centres. Transfield, which wrested the Manus contract from G4S last week, will be paid $1.22 billion to run the Manus and Nauru centres for 20 months. This equates to about $900 a day for each detainee.

’’The value of the contract with Transfield reflects the cost based on current transferee numbers at Nauru and Manus OPCs [offshore processing centres] over the contract period,’’ the spokesman said.

’’Following the change in policy in July 2013, and the expansion of necessary infrastructure, the two OPCs have been gradually increasing transferee numbers to the current levels. The lower costs to date reflect this gradual increase and that transferee numbers have not been constant.’’

He said giving Transfield both contracts would ’’ensure continuity, consistency and integration of service delivery across both OPCs as well as maximising efficiency and value for money’’.

Transfield is to take full control of the Manus Island detention centre on March 28.

▻http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/35m-spent-on-manus-island-detention-centres-kitchen-defended-20140302-33u0x.

Scott Morrison has 66 spin doctors

The Immigration Department employs a 66-strong team of spin doctors, dwarfing the 39 media and communications staff employed by Prime Minister Tony Abbott and the ministers on his frontbench.

▻http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/scott-morrison-has-66-spin-doctors-20140301-33sqv.html

Manus Island riot : G4S employee contradicts leaked PNG police report into violence at detention centre

An Australian employee of the G4S security firm on Manus Island says PNG police stood back and allowed locals to break into the compound last month, did nothing to stop them beating detainees, and in some cases participated in the violence and intimidation.

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▻http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-04/g4s-employee-contradicts-png-police-report-into-manus-riot/5295740

#machète

Manus Island document mentions 14 alleged unaccompanied minors

Leaked notes raise more questions about whether children were present during February’s unrest, which left one man dead

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▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/04/manus-island-document-mentions-14-alleged-unaccompanied-minors?CMP=twt_

Manus Island can’t cope with settlers, Governor Charlie Benjamin warns

Manus Island will not welcome asylum seekers as permanent settlers, the island’s governor has warned, blaming the threat of climate change and rising sea waters.

▻http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/manus-island-cant-cope-with-settlers-governor-charlie-benjamin-warns-2014

Manus Island: Inside the horror

Like many, I watched with horror as the recent violence at Manus Island unfolded. But not with surprise. Last year I worked on the island as the occupational health and safety manager for the security firm G4S.

It was clear to me then that the mixture of an overcrowded and insecure camp, inexperienced local guards and a tormented population of refugees was a lethal combination. I reported as much to my immediate superiors and the Department of Immigration.

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▻http://www.theage.com.au/comment/manus-island-inside-the-horror-20140306-349x8.html

Australia Will Keep Detaining Refugees Indefinitely, Whatever the World Thinks

Canberra says it’s a matter of security and deterring people smugglers, but detainees pay a heavy price

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Budget blowout on #Christmas_Island

The cost of housing Immigration Department staff on Christmas Island has blown out by $11 million since December, despite the number of asylum seekers detained on the island falling by more than 430 people in that time.

Staff working at the Christmas Island detention centre and ’’alternative places of accommodation’’ - lower-security facilities where families are held - are housed at the Christmas Island Resort, owned by Soft Star Pty Ltd.

The resort, which boasts a fine dining restaurant and nightclub, charges $285 a night for a single room, although the Department of Immigration is charged a bulk-rate for staff staying at the facility.

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▻http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/budget-blowout-on-christmas-island-20140308-34e3t.html

Australian police declined to interview ’tortured’ Sri Lankan asylum seeker

Exclusive: Cable from high commission in Colombo says AFP turned down offer to meet man repatriated from Christmas Island

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▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/11/repatriated-sri-lankan-asylum-seekers-torture-claims-ignored-by-police

Manus Island local staff ’locked out’ amid security fears

Manus Island detainees say PNG local staff have been prevented from re-entering the facility after threats of further violence, including throat-slitting gestures.

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Manus Island unsafe – refugee advocates warn against letting attackers back into camp

Refugee advocates are warning of new dangers of attacks on asylum seekers if local staff are re-introduced into the Manus Island detention centre.

Local and national PNG staff and police have been excluded from the detention centre since the night of 17 February when Reza Berati was killed and at least 77 others brutally bashed.

There are now moves by senior detention management to allow local PNG security staff back into the detention centre as soon as today (Tuesday 11 March).

The move has terrified asylum seekers in the camp. Since the 17 February, asylum seekers have been subject to daily threats of being attacked and killed. “Locals” make throat-cutting gestures directed at asylum seekers and there are reports of protests by machete wielding locals outside the perimeter wire of the detention centre.

The asylum seekers are also being pressured to agree to the re-introduction of locals by declining food quality and amount, which is being prepared outside the camp. Authorities have rejected offers by the asylum seekers to prepare and cook the food themselves.

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▻http://www.refugeeaction.org.au/?p=3168

PNG amends constitution to protect Manus detention centre

The Papua New Guinea government has amended the country’s constitution to provide legal protection for the Manus Island detention centre.

▻http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacific/radio/program/pacific-beat/png-amends-constitution-to-protect-manus-detention-centre/1290320

Email warnings: Manus Island security ’unprepared’

A Manus Island security guard warned colleagues that the detention centre was ’’totally unprepared’’ for any major incident, months before an Iranian asylum seeker was killed in violent clashes.

▻http://www.watoday.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/email-warnings-manus-island-security-unprepared-20140418-36wfl.html

The Manus Island escape plan that went badly wrong

It was a plan hatched in a hurry, driven by anger, frustration and desperation and doomed to fail almost as soon, and as shambolically, as it was activated.

Read more: ▻http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/the-manus-island-escape-plan-that-went-badly-wrong-20140421-zqxaj.html#ixzz2

▻http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/the-manus-island-escape-plan-that-went-badly-wrong-20140421-zqxaj.html

Exclusive: inside the Manus Island riot

▻http://media.smh.com.au/national/selections/exclusive-inside-the-manus-island-riot-5366336.html

Sleepless nights until the Manus nightmare ends

In my day job in the construction industry, I specialise in alternative dispute resolution in the thriving gas pipeline sector in Western Australia. By night, I get to follow my true passion as a human rights advocate. I work with the men, women and children interned in the Manus Island, Nauru and Christmas Island detention centres. I speak with them daily, organise lawyers to represent them and co-ordinate complaints on their behalf (complaints are taken more seriously if an Australian lodges them). I sometimes put them in touch with journalists.

Read more: ▻http://www.theage.com.au/comment/sleepless-nights-until-the-manus-nightmare-ends-20140422-zqxq2.html#ixzz2

▻http://www.theage.com.au/comment/sleepless-nights-until-the-manus-nightmare-ends-20140422-zqxq2.html

Nauru guards accused of assaulting children
►http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/24/nauru-guards-accused-of-assaulting-children

Nauru guards accused of assaulting children

Exclusive: Charity worker’s letter says guard hit girl so hard on head that she fell to the ground

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►http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/24/nauru-guards-accused-of-assaulting-children

Breaking : Detention Centres Are Still Horrible

The death of Reza Barati on February 17 gave us the most recent reminder of the challenges asylum seeker detention centres bring. They’re tinderboxes, ready to ignite, often sitting dangerously close to a flame. Recently released footage of the events that unfolded on Manus Island 24-hours before the riot that killed Barati, again highlights the dangerous tension that exists in centres. In the footage PNG national employees of security company G4S can be seen attacking asylum seekers who have taken cover in one of the detention centre buildings, until an Australian employee arrives and moves the crowd along. The events escalated when asylum seekers attempted to flee the detention centre after being told they would never settle in Australia. PNG G4S staff arriving for work foiled their attempt, shifting asylum seeker resentment away from the Australian government and on to the PNG employees. Tensions grew when detainees began yelling, “Fuck PNG!”, some exposed themselves to people walking along the road outside the centre. The anger in the Manus Island community simmered, spurred by malicious rumours of asylum seekers intentions and the derogatory chants. What happened next we all know. These events reveal the dangerous circumstances that would culminate in the riot that killed Reza Barati one day later. They also highlight fundamental issues with offshore detention centres: security, staff training, and local awareness. While we wait for the government to make a report in to the events public, all we can do is wonder when will it happen again?

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Build-up to Manus unrest, new video footage emerges

▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/may/01/build-up-to-manus-unrest-new-video-footage-emerges

#G4S guard describes standoff between asylum seekers and PNG guards

Manus expat guards had to ‘jump on’ asylum seekers to stop PNG guards from kicking them, says Australian guard

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▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/01/g4s-guard-describes-standoff-between-asylum-seekers-and-png-guards?CMP=

’I was under the belief they wanted to kill every single one of the clients’, security guard tells Manus Island inquiry

Up to 40 shots were fired in the deadly Manus Island violence as local Papua New Guinea guards went on a killing spree with the intent to kill every asylum seeker, an Australian guard has described in his submission to an inquiry into the attack.

▻http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/i-was-under-the-belief-they-wanted-to-kill-every-single-one-of-the-client

Scott Morrison visit sent Manus tension soaring, says G4S whistleblower

• Former security officer Martin Appleby talks exclusively to Guardian Australia, the first guard to speak out
• Minister ’put security at risk’ when he told asylum seekers they would never see Australia
• Detention centre beset by lack of proper procedures, unprofessional conduct and atrocious conditions, Appleby says

▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/28/scott-morrison-visit-sent-manus-tension-soaring-says-g4s-whistleblower?

Former Manus Island guards design ’survivor’ T-shirt to mark unrest

Facebook conversation suggests calling the February riots, which left one asylum seeker dead, a ’rock fest’

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▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/13/former-manus-island-guards-design-survivor-t-shirt-to-celebrate-unrest?

Australian company on Manus ’lacked honesty and integrity’ – US agency

Raecorp barred from seeking US contracts for three years for inappropriate tax claims and failing to pay subcontractors

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▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/20/australian-company-on-manus-lacked-honesty-and-integrity-us-agency?CMP=

Scott Morrison was wrong: no psychiatrist on Manus Island

Three months after the deadly violence on Manus Island there is still not a full-time psychiatrist on Manus Island’s detention centre, despite Immigration Minister Scott Morrison assuring human rights organisations there was.

▻http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/scott-morrison-was-wrong-no-psychiatrist-on-manus-island-20140517-38gix.h

Why won’t Scott Morrison answer Amnesty’s questions ?

After our major report on conditions on Manus Island, immigration minister Scott Morrison agreed to improve conditions in the detention centre. Over five months later, we’re still waiting

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▻http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/21/why-wont-scott-morrison-answer-amnestys-questions

Christmas Is strike under control : govt

Hundreds of Christmas Island asylum seekers are on a hunger strike with some stitching together their lips, a refugee group says.

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▻http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/06/01/christmas-strike-under-control-govt

Asylum seekers’ ’mouths sewn shut’ during Christmas Island protests

Refugee advocates say up to 400 asylum seekers on Christmas Island are involved in a week-long protest against their detention.

▻http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-01/asylum-seekers-on-christmas-island-in-fresh-protest/5492122?section=wa

#lèvres

First asylum seekers convicted of rioting at Nauru detention centre

The first two asylum seekers convicted of rioting at the Nauru detention centre will be sentenced on Thursday.

In July 2013, rampaging asylum seekers torched the centre causing $60 million damage.

Newly constructed accommodation blocks, the health centre, offices, the dining room and vehicles were burnt. Only the kitchen and recreation facility remained standing.

There are 63 asylum seekers facing criminal charges stemming from the riots.

The two asylum seekers awaiting sentencing on Thursday had been remanded in custody at the Nauru Correctional Centre since their rioting and unlawful assembly convictions last month.

A spokeswoman for the Nauru government said the convictions would not affect the asylum seekers’ claims for refugee status but it might affect settlement.

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▻http://www.watoday.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/first-asylum-seekers-convicted-of-rioting-at-nauru-detention-centre-2014

Manus riots inevitable: former guard

A former guard at the Manus Island detention centre says the violent riots in February in which an asylum seeker was killed were “inevitable”.

▻http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/06/11/manus-riots-inevitable-former-guard

Manus Island inquiry: Students tell of working in detention centres without job interviews, training

Two former workers at offshore immigration centres have told a Senate inquiry they were recruited by the Salvation Army through social media and were not given any training before being sent overseas.

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▻http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014-06-12/manus-island-inquiry-students-tell-of-working-in-detention-centres-without-job-interviews-training/1326136

Article scientifique:
Despair as a Governing Strategy: Australia and the Offshore Processing of Asylum-Seekers on Nauru

▻http://rsq.oxfordjournals.org/content/33/2/1.short?rss=1