KEEP THEM SAFE!!!! STOP ARMED ATTACKS ON ASYLUM SEEKERS FROM POLICE & LOCALS ON MANUS ISLAND
The Refugee Action Collective Protest against Navy Tow Backs this Friday has been turned into an emergency protest against the killing of one asylum seeker and the shooting of another on Manus Island. The man died from head injuries, possibly from being bashed with rocks. 13 others are seriously injured, including one with a basal skull fracture.
This was not simply an 'incident', 'riot' or 'break out' as the media and Scott Morrison have portrayed. In response to ongoing legitimate protests for processing of asylum claims to begin since Jan 25 on Manus Island, reprisals against asylum seekers have been allowed to take place. Guards vacated the compound and locals and police were allowed to go on a rampage against asylum seekers, with machetes and guns. Asylum seekers on Manus Island have been protesting since January 25 for processing to take place. This is blood on Morrison and Abbott's hands, they are responsible for the safety of asylum seekers they imprison on Manus Island.