Wednesday, April 27, 2016

After years of hosting a notorious refugee camp for Australia, Papua New Guinea says: Enough.

After years of hosting a notorious refugee camp for Australia, Papua New Guinea says: Enough.

The saga of Australia's controversial offshore refugee detention centers took an unexpected turn Tuesday when the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ordered that the biggest facility, on its Manus Island, be closed. Between 2010 and 2014, Australia saw a huge influx of refugees — many from Afghanistan, Iran and Bangladesh — attempting sea journeys. The government […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/04/27/after-years-of-hosting-a-notorious-refugee-camp-for-australia-papua-new-guinea-says-enough/

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