Vigil held in Melbourne to protest refugee death

Dozens of people have held a vigil in Melbourne (tue night) in memory of a Sudanese refugee from Manus Island who died over Christmas. Image: Damage to a food services tent on Manus Island after detainees protested following the death of Faysal Ahmed (AAP)

Faysal Ishak Ahmed was transferred to a Brisbane hospital over Christmas after what the Immigration Department says was a seizure and a fall at the processing centre in Papua New Guinea.

 

The 27 year-old is the third detainee from the facility to die since 2014.