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Three of the asylum seekers detained in Nauru’s processing centre have attempted self harm in as many days. Self harm is defined as the intentional, direct injuring of body tissue most often done without suicidal intentions.
An Iranian man attempted self harm on Thursday, while another two Iranians did the same on Saturday, an Australian Immigration Department spokesman told AAP.
No further details were available for privacy reasons.
Under the Australian government’s new offshore processing regime, 254 asylum seekers have been transferred to Nauru, while Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island is expected to start receiving transfers in the coming weeks.
Refugee Action Coalition spokesman Ian Rintoul said Nauru’s processing facility lacked adequate resources to deal with mental health problems.
“The government has created the circumstances in which it must have known that there would be a very high level of anxiety and mental illness created by what they’re doing,” he said.
A number of detainees held a protest at the Nauru centre on Sunday, calling on authorities to process their asylum claims immediately, Mr Rintoul said.
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