Latest Manus detainee death prompts renewed calls for action

A banner put up during a vigil for Faysal Ishak Ahmed at the Manus Island detention centre.

A banner put up during a vigil for Faysal Ishak Ahmed at the Manus Island detention centre. Source: Supplied

A Papua New Guinean politician has joined calls for action from the Australian government following the death of another immigration detainee on Manus Island. It's being claimed a 27-year-old Sudanese refugee - who died in a Brisbane hospital after apparently suffering seizures before Christmas - was denied adequate medical treatment for a prolonged period of time.



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