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UN committee finds Australia exposed Iranian asylum seeker to torture on Manus Island — I.guim.co.uk

UN committee finds Australia exposed Iranian asylum seeker to torture on Manus Island

A UN committee against torture has found that Australia exposed an Iranian asylum seeker to torture and ill-treatment during years in detention, amounting to a breach of international obligations. The man arrived on Christmas Island by boat in 2013 and was transferred to Manus Island in Papua New Guinea, where

Papua New Guinea orders Starlink to stop after regulator says service is unlicensed — I.guim.co.uk

Papua New Guinea orders Starlink to stop after regulator says service is unlicensed

Frustration is growing in Papua New Guinea after the government ordered Starlink to shut down operations in the country, leaving businesses, health providers and communities without access to internet services. The National Information and Communications Technology Authority (Nicta) ordered Starlink to halt operations in mid-December because it was not licensed