Nauruan locals have terrorised a refugee settlement on Nauru.<\/p>\n
Around 3.30am, Friday morning (16 December), refugees were awoken by locals shouting \u201cF*** refugees; F*** Off; Go to America.\u201d<\/p>\n
Doors were bashed and rocks pelted at the converted shipping containers that serve as refugee accommodation at Nibok.<\/p>\n
Air-conditioning units attached to the walls of the refugee housing were damaged as they were knocked off their mountings.<\/p>\n
But in a new level of terror directed at the refugees, the locals torched one of the refugee\u2019s cars parked in the settlement \u2013 see video below. Some refugees with young children fled the settlement in the face of the attack.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe latest attack on refugees refugees has highlighted the urgent need for the safety of refugees on Nauru and the need for resettlement, for all,\u201d said Ian Rintoul, spokesperson for the Refugee Action Coalition.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome refugees have been interviewed by US officials but there is still no timeline for resettlement in the US, and it is already clear that not all refugees and asylum seekers will be settled under the US deal.<\/p>\n
\u201cRefugee have been on Nauru for three and half years. Their safety and their future is Australia\u2019s responsibility.\u201d <\/p>\n
For more information contact Ian Rintoul 0417 275 713<\/p>\n