Violence erupts as asylum seekers languish in controversial detention center
Papua New Guinea
East Timorese Sell Their Coffee to Starbucks, Starve at Home
But the blame doesn’t lie on foreign multinationals. The problems are systemic and rooted in the fledgling nation’s woeful infrastructure.
Australia’s Message to Asylum Seekers: Go Away
On April 26, 1976, a leaky fishing boat chugged into Darwin Harbour carrying five asylum seekers from South Vietnam. Their original destination had been Guam, but they changed course after a chance encounter with an Aussie …
Despite Legal Moves, PNG’s Terrifying Witchcraft Killings Look Set to Continue
One step forward and several giant steps back. That’s how the U.N.’s human-rights office described the reintroduction last week of the death penalty in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the concurrent repealing by parliament of the …
Must-Reads from Around the World
A Chinese company wants to buy a U.S. pork producer for $4.7 billion, Papua New Guinea repeals the sorcery act but reintroduces the death penalty and, according to a new book, the war in Afghanistan has cost Britain more than $56 billion
Must-Reads from Around the World, August 13, 2012
Egypt’s president makes his move against the military, Germany mulls a referendum on the E.U. and Australia’s expert panel on asylum policy reports.