Five Christian protesters who locked themselves to the gates of Kirribilli House in Sydney in protest of the Federal Government's treatment of asylum seekers on Manus Island have been arrested. "We are here to try and plead with the Australian people to pressure our government to release the Manus men and evacuate now. Rod Bower, Hwvar Khoshnow and Byron Smith were taken to the police station where they were released shortly afterwards. The Kirribilli House lock on crew on their way to the Police Station. #lovemakesaway #sosmanus #bringthemhere pic.twitter.com/hLyrAGdG9b — Fr Rod Bower (@FrBower) November 27, 2017The protest action comes as part of the non-violent 'Love Makes A Way' prayer protest movement that seeks to help put an end to "Australia's cruel refugee policies".

Source: Huffington Post November 27, 2017 08:10 UTC