Australian minister blames media in Nauru protests

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Sydney (dpa) – Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has blamed sections of the media for giving refugees “false hope,” a day after he accused refugee advocates of encouraging detainees to self-harm. Dutton told reporters in Canberra Thursday that media reporting of asylum seekers self-harming in Australian-run detention centres would only prolong their difficulty. Australia intercepts all migrants…