Cambodian Officials to Speak With Asylum Seekers in Nauru

Two officials from Cambodia’s Interior Ministry departed Monday for Australia and the Pacific Island of Nauru, to ensure that an initial group of asylum seekers there will move to Cambodia, part of a controversial deal with Australia.   Five asylum seekers have reportedly agreed to take the deal and move to Cambodia, a country critics say is ill equipped to absorb refugees.  Both Cambodia and Australia have been heavily criticized for the deal.   “Responding to the...

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