Hundreds of refugees still refuse to land on Nauru

Officials are negotiating with hundreds of refugees who are refusing to leave an Australian navy ship anchored off the Pacific island of Nauru.

Fri, 21 Sep, 2001 - 07:17

Officials are negotiating with hundreds of refugees who are refusing to leave an Australian navy ship anchored off the Pacific island of Nauru.

A group of about 230 Iraqi and Palestinian asylum seekers have told migration officials they will not leave the HMAS Manoora unless it took them to Australia.

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Courts World: Other Heathrow Place: Nauru Place: Pacific island of Nauru Place: Australia Place: Christmas Island Place: Tampa Place: New Zealand Person: Mark Getchell Person: Iraqis Person: Palestinians Person: Prime Minister John Howard Organisation: HMAS Organisation: International Office of Migration Organisation: HMAS Manoora Organisation: Manoora

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