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Detainees Protest at Australian Offshore Detention Center

Rights groups say asylum seekers at an Australian-run detention center on the Pacific island of Nauru are continuing to protest against refugee policies. Activists say some inmates have sewn their lips together and drunk detergent, while one man reportedly cut his own throat in protest at Canberra’s plans to deny detainees resettlement visas in Australia. Refugee campaigners say there is anger and dismay among asylum seekers detained on Nauru after Australia confirmed they would not be...


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