Manus Island

A Manus Island refugee in Port Moresby says the Papua New Guinea immigration authority assisted by the army conducted a dawn raid yesterday at a motel in the capital.

Eleven refugees in Port Moresby for medical treatment are being returned to Manus Island.

Refugees in Port Moresby have been told to voluntarily return to Manus Island with dignity or be compelled to go back.

The acting mayor of Lorengau says Australia should do more for the Manus Island town that's hosting refugees it detained in Papua New Guinea.

An advocate says the arrest of nine Manus Island refugees in Port Moresby on Tuesday shows men detained in Papua New Guinea by Australia cannot be resettled there.

Nine Manus Island refugees who tried to resettle in Papua New Guinea are reportedly being returned to the island.

There is a pervasive and worsening sense of despair among refugees detained by Australia on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island, the UN refugee agency says.

A Manus Island refugee in Papua New Guinea's capital for medical treatment says phone cards are no longer being given to about 100 refugees staying in a Port Moresby hotel.

A third group of 18 refugees from Manus Island flew out from Papua New Guinea this morning to be resettled in the United States.

Some asylum seekers detained by Australia on Manus Island have been told they will be removed from Papua New Guinea but not sent back to their countries of origin.

Amnesty International says Australia's policies of refugee punishment and deterrence will eventually compromise someone's right to life.

Refugees detained by Australia on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island have been advised more vetting for United States resettlement will begin at the end of the month.