Skip to main content
World in Brief 27/05/2014
Spanish Socialist Party leader steps down after EU election drubbing; Turkish court orders arrest of Israeli military commanders over Gaza blockade-runner deaths; A Spanish village votes to changes its anti-Semitic name

AUSTRALIA: An investigation into a riot in a detention camp on Papua New Guinea has found a Salvation Army officer led a brutal attack that left an Iranian man dead.

More than 60 asylum seekers received treatment in three days of violence at the Australia-run camp on Manus Island in February. Reza Barati, 23, died of head injuries.

The Salvation Army employee struck Mr Barati before others dropped a rock on his head.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
Tom Mooney Company from the Lincoln Battalion, during the Spanish Civil War, Jarama, Spain, 1937
History / 24 February 2026
24 February 2026

CJ ATKINS commemorates one of the most dramatic moments in working-class history

 Police cordon off an area at Bondi Beach after a reported shooting in Sydney, December 14, 2025
Australia / 14 December 2025
14 December 2025
Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, listens to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as they meet for bilateral talks at Chequers, the country house of the serving Prime Minister of the UK, near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. Picture date: Thursday July 24, 2025
Features / 7 August 2025
7 August 2025

Indian communist leader MA Baby considers the chilling escalation of violence against minorities and increasing impunity for their attackers under the Modi regime

A damaged convenience store building is seen after heavy rains in Gapyeong, South Korea, July 20, 2025
World / 20 July 2025
20 July 2025