,=TRESS ,AU/RALIA ,MEANS ,RACI/ ,TORTURE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P 7,M,A,C,G7 

,TEXT 3 

,LATE LA/ YE>1 ! ,MANUS ,ISL& ,DET5TION ,C5T] WAS CLOS$4 ,NOM9ALLY RUN BY ! ,PAPUA ,NEW ,GU9EA ,GOV]NM5T1 IT WAS 9 REALITY OP]AT$ BY ! ,AU/RALIAN ,GOV]NM5T US+ REMOTE CONTROL4 ,9CONV5I5TLY1 9 ,APRIL #baf ! ,P,N,G ,SUPREME ,C\RT F\ND ?AT ! C5T] VIOLAT$ ! ,P,N,G ,CON/ITUTION BY IMPRISON+ ALMO/ #i PEOPLE :O HAD NOT COMMITT$ ANY CRIME4 ,9/EAD ( RELEAS+ ! REFUGEES IMPRISON$ !RE1 ! GOV]NM5TS CONSPIR$ TO KEEP !M LOCK$ UP :ILE TAK+ !IR TIME COM+ UP ) ALT]NATIVE >RANGEM5TS4 

,! ,MANUS REFUGEES HAVE BE5 PROTE/+ !IR TREATM5T = YE>S4 ,9 ! RUN-UP TO ! CLOSURE1 !Y ESCALAT$ !IR PROTE/S GREATLY1 GETT+ WIDE PUBLICITY 9 ,AU/RALIA VIA SOCIAL M$IA & !N BREAK+ 9TO ! MASS M$IA4 ,! NEW ACCOMMODATION IS LOCAT$ 9 ! T[N1 RA!R ?AN ON ! ISOLAT$ NAVAL BASE ?AT H\S$ ! ,DET5TION ,C5T]1 & ! ,P,N,G CITIZ5S ON ,MANUS >E DEEPLY DIVID$ OV] ! REFUGEES4 ,SOME >E V]Y HO/ILE & HAVE ISSU$ ?REATS4 

,AS ! CLOSURE DEADL9E APPROA*$ & C5T] MANAGEM5T BECAME MORE DESP]ATE1 ! VA/ MAJORITY ( REFUGEES REFUS$ TO MOVE4 ,!Y MA9TA9$ !IR NONVIOL5T /ANCE 9 ! FACE ( ESCALAT+ VIOL5CE FROM ! ,P,N,G POLICE & MILIT>Y1 DIRECT$ BY ! ,P,N,G ,GOV]NM5T1 & ! SECURITY GU>DS AT ! C5T]1 ULTIMATELY DIRECT$ BY ! ,AU/RALIAN ,GOV]NM5T4 ,!IR /RUGGLE SP>K$ WIDESPREAD SYMPA?Y & A S]IES ( DEMON/RATIONS BY ! REFUGEE SUPPORT MOVEM5T 9 ,AU/RALIA4 ,! ,GOV]NM5T WAS AT LA/ PAY+ A SMALL PRICE = ITS POLICY ( SY/EMATIC CRUELTY4 

,9 LATE ,NOVEMB]1 A BRUTAL POLICE ASSAULT SUCCE$$ 9 REMOV+ ! #f REMA9+ PROTE/]S4 ,:ILE PROTE/S HAVE S9CE DI$ D[N1 NEWS CONT9UES TO TRICKLE \T4 ,! C5T] WAS CLOS$ :ILE MU* ( ! NEW ACCOMMODATION WAS /ILL UND] CON/RUCTION & UN9HABITABLE4 ,:ILE TE*NICALLY ! REFUGEES >E NOT 0DETA9$0 !RE 7!Y CAN COME & GO71 !IR LIVES >E /ILL HI<LY REGULAT$ & CLOSURE HAS BE5 A PRETEXT = CUTT+ BACK & REMOV+ S]VICES4 ,FE>S AB\T ! HO/ILE RECEPTION AWAIT+ ! REFUGEES 9 ! T[N%IP HAVE BE5 VALIDAT$1 :ILE CONDITIONS 9 ! NEW ACCOMMODATION >E POOR4 ,ONE BLOCK EV5 HAS RAW SEWAGE RUNN+ D[N ! /REET - JU/ ! ?+ TO MAKE ! NEI<BORS HAPPY6 

,! TORTURE ( ! REFUGEES ON ,MANUS & ! SIMIL> TORTURE VISIT$ ON ! REFUGEES ON ,NAURU >E ?+S ?AT ! ,AU/RALIAN ,GOV]NM5T W\LD LIKE EV]YONE TO =GET4 ,TRIUMPHANT RHETORIC AB\T 0,SOV]EIGN ,BORD]S0 IS A LITTLE H>D] TO MA9TA9 :5 ! /RUGGLES ( REFUGEES =CE ! HUMAN CO/ ( ?OSE POLICIES 9TO PUBLIC VIEW4 ,A ,=TRESS ,AU/RALIA POLICY NECESS>ILY MEANS RACI/ VIOL5CE AGA9/ ?OSE ! POLICY SEEKS TO EXCLUDE & ! TREATM5T ( REFUGEES ON ,MANUS & ,NAURU AM\NTS TO TORTURE ON A GR& SCALE4 ,BO? MAJOR P>TIES 9 ,AU/RALIA /& CONDEMN$ OV] ?IS4 

,! ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P SUPPORTS ! /RUGGLES ( REFUGEES1 :O >E SIMPLY DEM&+ !IR LEGAL RI<TS TO ASYLUM4 ,WE CALL ON ! UNION MOVEM5T 9 ,AU/RALIA1 SECTIONS ( :I* HAVE QUITE REASONABLE REFUGEE POLICIES1 TO ACT ON !M & COME TO ! REFUGEES' DEF5SE4 ,WE LOOK =W>D TO A WORK]S' REVOLUTION :I* WILL CREATE A S+LE F$]AL WORLD COMMUNITY ) FRE$OM ( MOVEM5T = EV]YONE4 ,& 9 ! MEANTIME1 WE SUPPORT ! WORK ( ! ,CLOSE ! ,CAMPS ,ACTION ,COLLECTIVE4 

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