17 Nov 2023

Refugees in PNG told they'll be on the street in six days

From , 6:01 am on 17 November 2023
A handout photo from Refugee Action Coalition taken and received on 13 November 13 shows refugees at the Australian detention centre on Manus Island.

A handout photo from Refugee Action Coalition taken and received on 13 November 13 shows refugees at the Australian detention centre on Manus Island. Photo: AFP / REFUGEE ACTION COALITION

More than 50 refugees, stranded in Papua New Guinea, will lose all services including accommodation by Wednesday next week.

The group is a remnant of the hundreds once incarcerated on remote Manus Island after being intercepted trying to enter Australia illegally by boat.

Fears of their evictions in Port Moresby have been circulating for weeks - now they have been told that all services will end on November 23rd. 

RNZ Pacific's Don Wiseman spoke with the Refugee Action Coalition's Ian Rintoul.