Arrests on Manus as police try to clear the detention centre

Police in Papua New Guinea have removed some of the men who have been refusing to leave the decommissioned detention centre on Manus Island. Witnesses have reported seeing several busloads of men driven from the centre. Iranian refugee and journalist Behrouz Boochani is among those who have been removed.

This image provided by Refugee Action Coalition, shows police entering the immigration camp on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, Thursday Nov. 23, 2017.

تعدادی از افسران پلیس در روز پنج شنبه بیست و سوم نوامبر در حالی که برای تخلیه پناهندگان، وارد تسهیلات بازداشتگاهی در جزیره مانوس شده اند Source: Refugee Action Coaltion


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