MORE than 200 people have gathered at a rally in Melbourne, calling for an end to offshore detention.
Refugee activists chanted "Close Manus, close Nauru, let the refugees in" during Saturday's protest at the State Library of Victoria.
The demonstration comes after Iranian man Reza Berati died and 62 others were injured during a February 17 asylum seeker protest at Australia's Manus Island immigration detention centre.
The protesters want the Papua New Guinea facility to be shut down and for Immigration Minister Scott Morrison to step down.
Australian Greens Senator Sarah-Hanson Young said Manus Island was untenable and must close.
"We can't be surprised of what happened last week on Manus Island but we can be ashamed that this government has let it happen. A young man's died on the watch of this government," she told the rally.
The senator said politicians on all sides had expressed upset at the recent events on Manus Island.
"They need to start crossing the floor and saying 'not in my name'," she said.
The Greens are expected to get Labor support on Monday to set up a Senate inquiry into the events of February 16-18 on the Papua New Guinea island where Australia operates the facility.
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