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‘What is our future?’: the Nauru detention centre was empty. Now 100 asylum seekers are held there
(www.theguardian.com)
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Anjum said many of those in his group had faced severe persecution in their home countries and, since being transferred to Nauru, had been asked numerous times to “tell their story again and again”.
“We know, from what happened previously on Nauru over years, that if health problems aren’t treated properly, preventable illnesses can lead to serious conditions and even death in some cases.
It is beyond comprehension the Albanese government is continuing Australia’s cruel legacy of banishing people offshore simply because they sought safety by sea, and to prevent political fallout from the opposition.”
Abdel-Raouf said authorities on the island had kept asylum groups separate – and so unable to share information – and restricted people’s ability to contact family members, support agencies or advocacy organisations.
Asylum seekers have had smartphones taken from them – and with them access to apps like WhatsApp to communicate with family – replaced by “brick” dumb phones without cameras, which means they cannot take photos to document their detention.
Welfare and garrison services at the detention centre is run by US private prisons operator MTC, which has a $420m contract with the Australian – not the Nauruan – government.
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