Number of asylum seekers on Nauru jumps as Australia transfers 37 people who arrived by boat
by Ben Doherty and Paul Karp from on (#6N934)
Deterrence policy against asylum seeker boats is under strain, with three vessels arriving in a week in May
The number of asylum seekers on Nauru appears to have topped 100, with a further two groups of 37 people sent to the Pacific Island.
The people, classified as unauthorised maritime arrivals", include 33 Bangladeshis who were found on Christmas Island on 9 May, one of who is a woman. Their boat was destroyed by bad weather.
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