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An Iranian girl in the Australian detention centre on Nauru

Concern over mental health of refugees held on Nauru

The mental health of refugees detained by Australia on the Pacific island of Nauru has deteriorated so badly that some children are in a "semi-comatose state", unable to eat, drink or talk, Medecins Sans Frontires has said.

World • 11 Oct 18

Australia detains asylum seekers who arrive by boat in camps on Nauru and Papua New Guinea

US-Australia refugee swap process set to resume

US officials have begun taking fingerprints of asylum seekers in an Australian-run camp on the Pacific island of Nauru, signalling that vetting of applicants for resettlement in what US President Donald Trump called a "dumb deal" has restarted.

News • 20 Mar 17

Asylum-seekers sent to Nauru are blocked from being resettled in Australia even if found to be refugees

Australia rejects claims Nauru camp is 'torture'

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has rejected Amnesty International's claims that Australia's detention of asylum-seekers on the Pacific island of Nauru amounts to torture as "absolutely false".

News • 18 Oct 16

Activists protesting in Brisbane over the case of a baby girl who suffered burns while in detention on Nauru

Demands for inquiry into Australia refugee abuse

Australia is facing growing opposition demands for an inquiry into its treatment of asylum-seekers on remote Pacific islands after further allegations emerged of abuse against refugees.

News • 15 Aug 16

Pro-refugees protesters rally outside the Immigration Office in Brisbane in February

Reports of abuse at Australia's asylum centre

More than 2,000 incidents, including sexual abuse, assault and attempted self-harm, were reported in about two years at an Australian detention centre for asylum seekers in Nauru, more than half involving children, a newspaper has reported.

News • 10 Aug 16

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Concern over mental health of refugees held on Nauru

US-Australia refugee swap process set to resume

Australia rejects claims Nauru camp is 'torture'

Demands for inquiry into Australia refugee abuse

Reports of abuse at Australia's asylum centre

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