Key events leading up to Manus Island riot

TIMELINE OF KEY MANUS ISLAND RIOT EVENTS

JAN 26

Protests start

FEB 5

35 asylum seekers escape from the centre and are later rounded up

200 detainees begin protesting over processing of refugee claims

5 staff injured

FEB 17

Protests break out

All non-essential staff leave

PNG police mobile squad deployed with dogs

Protesters break down the fence between compounds

PNG police and locals enter Mike compound and clash with asylum seekers

Reza Barati taken to a staff accommodation boat for medical treatment

FEB 18

Mr Barati dies on the way to hospital

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison tells a media conference PNG police did not enter the centre

FEB 21

Abbott government initiates a review of the riots

FEB 22

Mr Morrison says most of the rioting took place within the centre

AUG

Police arrest two PNG nationals over Barati's murder

The hunt for three other suspects continues