{"id":2520,"date":"2013-02-19T16:15:45","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T05:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/refugeeaction.org.au\/?p=2520"},"modified":"2013-02-21T11:23:51","modified_gmt":"2013-02-21T00:23:51","slug":"nauru-refugees-start-lip-stitching-hunger-strike-resumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refugeeaction.org.au\/?p=2520","title":{"rendered":"Nauru refugees start lip-stitching; hunger-strike resumes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reports received this afternoon (Tuesday February 19) by the Refugee Action Coalition from inside the detention camp on Nauru indicate that fifteen refugees have started a hunger strike, and that four have stitched their lips. These developments come amidst a deepening crisis in the camp, and follow yesterday\u2019s escape by five detainees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLip-stitching among asylum seekers has not been seen since the darkest days of the Howard government,\u201d said Refugee Action Coalition spokesperson Nick Riemer. \u201cThese desperate acts will continue and worsen until the Australian government closes Nauru.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year saw protracted mass hunger strikes on the island. Current reports indicate that medical supplies are unavailable, and that refugees are being turned away from the camp\u2019s medical centre without receiving any proper care.  <\/p>\n<p>A protest by all the Iranians detained on Nauru was planned for today.<\/p>\n<p>More information: Nick Riemer 0435 533 027<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reports received this afternoon (Tuesday February 19) by the Refugee Action Coalition from inside the detention camp on Nauru indicate that fifteen refugees have started a hunger strike, and that four have stitched their lips. These developments come amidst a deepening crisis in the camp, and follow yesterday\u2019s escape by five detainees. \u201cLip-stitching among asylum [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":311091,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[12],"class_list":["post-2520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-press-releases","tag-nauru"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Refugee Rights\"\/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/refugeeaction.org.au\/?p=2520\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 5.0.0.1\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Refugee Action Coalition | Refugee Action Coalition Sydney (RAC) is a community activist organisation campaigning for the rights of refugees in Australia since 1999.\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nauru refugees start lip-stitching; 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