Australia is to send its asylum seekers to Papua New Guinea where those found to be refugees will be resettled. But, reports Jo Chandler, the policy shift has sparked concern and some anger in the new host nation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23598226 – 9 August, 2013. BBC News Asia Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2013
The Global Mail: It’s 2013, And They’re Burning Witches
(Photograph by Vlad Sokhin) Sister Gaudentia knew immediately the spectacle the excited children were rushing to see. They were on their way to a witch-burning. There are many names for dark magic in the 850 tongues of Papua New Guinea, sanguma resonating widely in these mountains. The 74-year-old sister hurriedly rounded up some of her staff, … Continue reading