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Did sharpened fencing wire spell death for Manus detainee?

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By PNG Echo A local Manusian returning to Port Moresby today claims to know who killed the Iranian, Reza Berati at the Manus Island Detention Centre last week and how he died. His information, he said, came from a local G4S guard from the Incident Response Team (IRT) who was guarding the perimeter fence that night and who went inside to quell the rioting. According to his information, the riot was between ‘factions’ inside the compound, one more militant than the other. Reza Berati, part of the more militant faction was killed by a Palestinian from the other faction with Continue reading Did sharpened fencing wire spell death for Manus detainee?→

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Rausim: Detention Centre at Manus Island

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By PNG Echo While PNG Echo strives to provide its readers with original content, in this instance, I feel that this letter from Amnesty International is worthy of compromising that position. The letter asks for help to spread the message – as the situation is disgusting (you wouldn’t treat an animal as badly), how can one refuse?  From the tone of the letter, the situation is also urgent! This detention centre on Manus is to Australia’s abiding shame and by default PNG’s also. PNG does not need to adopt another country’s problems nor to contribute to the misery of the Continue reading Rausim: Detention Centre at Manus Island→

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