Australia Ends Deal, With Papua New Guinea, to Detain Asylum Seekers.<br />BBC reports that Australia will end a controversial deal with Papua New Guinea (PNG) in which <br />asylum seekers were held in detention centers. .<br />PNG is one of two Pacific countries that<br />detain asylum seekers and refugees <br />who attempt to reach Australia by sea.<br />The Australian government said the <br />arrangement with PNG would end by 2022.<br />However, according to the BBC, the controversial <br />"offshore processing" policy on the island <br />nation of Nauru will continue.<br />However, according to the BBC, the controversial <br />"offshore processing" policy on the island <br />nation of Nauru will continue.<br />Australia's strong border protection policies… <br />have not changed. Anyone who attempts <br />to enter Australia illegally by boat <br />will be returned, or sent to Nauru, Karen Andrews, Home Affairs Minister, via BBC.<br />Australia's strong border protection policies… <br />have not changed. Anyone who attempts <br />to enter Australia illegally by boat <br />will be returned, or sent to Nauru, Karen Andrews, Home Affairs Minister, via BBC.<br />In the 8 years since Australia began to send asylum seekers to PNG, the policy of offshore and indefinite detention has been widely criticized as inhumane and a breach of international law.<br />In the 8 years since Australia began to send asylum seekers to PNG, the policy of offshore and indefinite detention has been widely criticized as inhumane and a breach of international law.<br />There have been several major incidents <br />of violence, hunger strikes and riots.<br />According to the BBC, 13 detainees have died <br />from violence, medical inattention and suicide.<br />including an Iranian asylum seeker <br />who was murdered by guards. .<br />Over 1,900 asylum seekers have been sent to detention centers while their applications for refugee status were being processed.<br />Over 1,900 asylum seekers have been sent to detention centers while their applications for refugee status were being processed
