News: Nauru

We have started to collect the most important news related to Nauru in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• August 11th 2019 – November 18th 2016
• November 13th 2016 – May 2nd 2016
• April 29th 2016 – October 19th 2015
• October 16th 2015 – July 10th 2015
• June 4th 2015 – June 20th 2013
• November 23rd 2012 – April 27th 2010
• April 27th 2008 – February 26th 2007

Nauru: news

US to take Australia asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island

Sunday, November 13th 2016, 4:21
related countries: Australia, United States

The US agrees to resettle migrants held at Australia's controversial offshore asylum centres.
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Australia rejects Amnesty's torture claim on Nauru

Tuesday, October 18th 2016, 4:45

Australia says an Amnesty report alleging that conditions in its refugee centre on Nauru "amount to torture" are "absolutely false".
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Judge: I want to swap places with Nauru refugee

Thursday, September 1st 2016, 14:03
related countries: Australia

A retired judge in Australia has offered to swap places with a refugee held in offshore detention.
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Danish MPs to visit Australia's detention centre on Nauru

Wednesday, August 24th 2016, 5:48
related countries: Australia, Denmark

A parliamentary delegation from Demark will visit Australia's offshore detention centre on Nauru to find out if the controversial immigration policy could be rolled out in Europe.
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Former staff demand closure of Australia detention centres

Wednesday, August 17th 2016, 2:07
related countries: Australia

More than 100 former employees from the Nauru and Manus Island detention centres sign a letter calling for asylum seekers to be brought to Australia.
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Australia's immigration minister accuses asylum seekers of lying

Thursday, August 11th 2016, 5:15
related countries: Australia

Australia's immigration minister says asylum seekers lie about abuse to get to the country, a day after leaked reports exposed conditions in the Nauru migrant camp.
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Nauru detention centre: Abuse and trauma reports leaked

Wednesday, August 10th 2016, 2:27
related countries: Australia

More than 2,000 leaked reports detail widespread abuse of children and women at Australia's offshore detention centre for asylum seekers on Nauru.
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Australia government denies asylum seeker abuse claims

Thursday, August 4th 2016, 4:16
related countries: Australia

Australia's government "strongly refutes" claims from rights organisations that it deliberately ignores abuse of asylum seekers on Nauru.
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Australia condones asylum seeker abuse, say rights groups

Wednesday, August 3rd 2016, 3:12
related countries: Aruba

Two leading international campaign groups claim the Australian government is deliberately ignoring abuse of asylum seekers on Nauru.
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Nauru asylum seeker sets herself alight

Monday, May 2nd 2016, 14:35
related countries: Australia, Somalia

A Somali woman seeking asylum in Australia has set herself on fire in protest at her detention at a centre on the island of Nauru.
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