Refugee dies of heart failure in Nauru

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Israel’s friends in the Western Pacific: Nauru

A Bangladeshi refugee on the Pacific island of Nauru died Wednesday from suspected heart failure, the Australian government said, amid rising protests, including acts of self-harm, by people on the island who are sent there after trying to reach Australia illegally by boat. A statement from the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection said the…