Authorities prepare to forcibly remove Manus detainees

By Fergus Hunter
Updated November 10 2017 - 11:03am, first published 11:00am
Refugees and asylum seekers protesting inside the now-closed regional processing facility on Manus Island, which they refuse to leave.
Refugees and asylum seekers protesting inside the now-closed regional processing facility on Manus Island, which they refuse to leave.

Almost 600 men still holed up in the Manus Island detention centre are bracing for confrontation after being given two days to relocate to new accommodation and Papua New Guinean authorities warning them "force may be used" if they do not leave voluntarily.

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