<p>Refugees on Manus Island gathered at the closing Foxtrot compound on the weekend of August 5-6, chanting “ABF (Australian Border Force) shame on you” and “we want freedom”, in an attempt to persuade authorities to reconsider moving arrangements.</p><p>Tensions were expected to heighten after an asylum seeker was found dead on the island the morning of Monday, August 7, according to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre</a> and two detainees</a> on the island.</a> Australian authorities had yet to confirm the man’s death, but Fairfax journalist Michael Koziol tweeted</a> that local police commander David Yapu said it was a “death by hanging.”</p><p>Those living on the island have protested the impending closure of the compound</a>. Authorities cut water and power on Foxtrot on August 1, causing unrest.</p><p>PNG officials had earlier announced that the Foxtrot compound would be demolished and refugees needed to move to Mike, Oscar, Delta blocks or to new accommodation at East Lorengau</a>. Refugees have expressed concerns their safety is at risk from Papuan locals, who they say attacked three men on July 29</a>. Credit: Anonymous via Storyful</p><br />
