Reading Behrouz Boochani's magnificent book, No Friend But the Mountains makes it very, very clear that the Australian Government has systematically tortured asylum seekers and refugees.
The Immigration Minister who introduced this regime was Scott Morrison (our current PM), who often refused to answer questions about the status of asylum seekers (see here for more detail)
Further reference:
Australian Government must act following damning comments by Former President of Nauru (April 18, 2019)
Nauru mental health situation equivalent to 'victims of torture', Medecins Sans Frontieres says ( 3 Dec 2018)
Australia subjected refugees to crimes against humanity, class actions allege (10 Dec 2018)
Caturday felid trifecta: “Crazy cat lady” banned from feeder ferals, gets
big support; the cats of Istanbul; why cats make biscuits; and lagniappe
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We have our usual three items plus lagniappe today. Read on: First, click
below to see a recent Guardian story about how a mean local council tried
to ban...
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