Asylum seekers at the Manus Island detention center lie in the heat after several days of hunger striking. Advocates say as many as 700 are refusing food in protest against plans to send some confirmed refugees to another, less secure facility on the island. This image was said to have been taken on Monday, January 19.
Manus Island hunger strikers —
Asylum seekers at the Manus Island detention center lie in the heat after several days of hunger striking. Advocates say as many as 700 are refusing food in protest against plans to send some confirmed refugees to another, less secure facility on the island. This image was said to have been taken on Monday, January 19.
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A hunger striker is carried away on a stretcher from one of the compounds at Manus Island detention center in a photo taken on January 19.
Manus Island hunger strikers —
A hunger striker is carried away on a stretcher from one of the compounds at Manus Island detention center in a photo taken on January 19.
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An image sent from a transferee to CNN, taken on Tuesday, February 20, showing a hunger striker who he said had collapsed on the ground.
Manus Island hunger strikers —
An image sent from a transferee to CNN, taken on Tuesday, February 20, showing a hunger striker who he said had collapsed on the ground.
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A sign hanging in one of the compounds urges the United Nations to step in. Hundreds of men have been detained at the Australian processing center on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea for 18 months while they wait for their asylum claims to be processed.
Asylum seeker hunger strike —
A sign hanging in one of the compounds urges the United Nations to step in. Hundreds of men have been detained at the Australian processing center on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea for 18 months while they wait for their asylum claims to be processed.
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