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PAPUA NEW GUINEA authorities evicted dozens of refugees from the closed Manus Island camp yesterday and pressed more than 300 others to leave.
Police Commissioner Gari Baki said that 50 police and immigration officials had entered the camp yesterday morning and "peacefully relocated" 50 of the 378 men to alternate accommodation in the nearby town of Lorengau.
Mr Baki stated that all had "left voluntarily" except for Iranian refugee journalist Behrouz Boochan, who has publicised the conditions there on social media.
The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza – where Palestinians are freezing to death in tents – is not a natural disaster but a calculated outcome of Israel’s ongoing blockade, aid restrictions and continued violence, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
DIANE ABBOTT warns that Shabana Mahmood’s draconian asylum proposals fuel racist scapegoating and risk demoralising Labour’s base – potentially paving the way for Farage to No 10
Thousands strike to ‘save hostages and stop military escalation’ in Gaza