Papua New Guinea to Begin Forcible Removal of Asylum Seekers From Detention Center

Papua New Guinea to Begin Forcible Removal of Asylum Seekers From Detention Center
Asylum seekers build a makeshift fence with fabric, at a detention centre on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, in this picture obtained from social media on Nov. 11, 2017. Social Media/via REUTERS
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SYDNEY—Papua New Guinea Immigration Minister Petrus Thomas said authorities would take steps on Monday, Nov. 13, to forcibly remove around 450 men who remain in an abandoned Australian detention center without food or running water.

Hundreds of men have barricaded themselves into the Manus Island center for more than 13 days without regular food or water supplies, defying attempts by Australia and Papua New Guinea to close the facility.