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Raskols: Stephen Dupont’s Portraits of Papua New Guinea Gangsters
From the panoramic mountain vistas to the jungles and the beaches, Papua New Guinea—the largest tropical island in the world—is a naturally blessed and beautiful land. But a peaceful land it is not. A...
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Australia’s Shame
Its harsh policy toward asylum seekers betrays the human-rights values it should stand for
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‘Extinct’ Bat Isn’t Actually Extinct
When the New Guinea big-eared bat, which hadn’t been seen for over a century, was captured, it hadn’t even been hiding. In fact, student researchers Catherine Hughes and Julie Broken-Brow from the...
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Gay Asylum Seekers Could Be Resettled in Papua New Guinea, Which Outlaws...
Several gay people, who fled persecution in their home countries and sought asylum in Australia, are reportedly to be resettled in Papua New Guinea (PNG), where homosexuality is a crime. The asylum...
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Australia’s Plan to Outsource Its Refugee Problem to Cambodia Won’t Work
“Let them eat cake.” Australia’s Minister for Immigration Scott Morrison did everything but utter the unsavory phrase attributed to Marie Antoinette when he clinked Champagne flutes with Cambodian...
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Asylum Seekers Want Obama to Save Them From Australian-Run Internment Camps
Pakistani asylum seekers currently detained by Australian authorities on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea are calling on U.S. President Barack Obama to broker their release from captivity. In a letter...
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Hundreds of Asylum Seekers Are on Hunger Strike Over Australia’s Resettlement...
Nearly 700 detainees, or almost two-thirds of those held in an Australian offshore detention center on Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Manus Island, are on hunger strike to protest Canberra’s plan to...
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An El Niño–Related Drought Has Triggered Severe Food Shortages in Papua New...
El Niño–driven drought and frost have triggered food shortages in Papua New Guinea’s highlands that have left millions without sufficient food and may have caused deaths, the Australian Broadcasting...
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Australian Court Rules That Offshore Detention of Refugees Is Legal
MoreAbuses at Nauru Detention Center Prompts Australian Senate to Advise Moving FamiliesAustralia Is Trying to Get Refugees to Resettle in Cambodia and Unsurprisingly They Refuse to GoAustralia Will...
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Australian Churches Offer Sanctuary to Refugees Facing Return to Offshore...
Australian churches and cathedrals are offering sanctuary to asylum seekers, who the country’s government wants to send back to island detention centers despite concerns over inhumane treatment....
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Australia Will Deport Asylum Seeker ‘Baby Asha’ to Nauru When She Fully Recovers
A 1-year-old baby in Australia, who was placed in an offshore detention center with her family on the island nation of Nauru, will eventually be sent back there despite a widespread public protest to...
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Australian Detention Center at Manus Ruled Illegal by Papua New Guinea Court
Australia’s detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island is illegal, Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court ruled, ordering both governments to start bringing the program to an end. About 850 men, half of...
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Papua New Guinea Will Close Australia’s Manus Island Detention Center
The detention center used by Australia to house asylum seekers on Manus Island will close, Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister Peter O’Neill announced Wednesday, after the nation’s Supreme Court ruled...
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A Young Bangladeshi Refugee Has Died of Heart Failure on Nauru
Correction appended, May 12 2016 A Bangladeshi refugee on the Pacific island of Nauru died Wednesday from suspected heart failure, the Australian government said, amid rising protests, including acts...
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Papua New Guinea Police Fire Shots at Student Protesters
Police in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday opened fire on student protesters in the capital, Port Moresby, with reports claiming four deaths and up to 10 students injured. The Australian Broadcasting...
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Papua New Guinea Moves to End Student Protests After Violence
A court has granted an injunction to the University of Papua New Guinea in the capital Port Moresby to stop students from protesting on campus, after police opened fire on demonstrators Wednesday. The...
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